Sarah V Stevenage (1997) On the Importance of Imagery in the Cognitive Interview . Psycoloquy: 8(03) Witness Memory (16)
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Psycoloquy 8(03): On the Importance of Imagery in the Cognitive Interview

ON THE IMPORTANCE OF IMAGERY IN THE COGNITIVE INTERVIEW
Reply to Roberts on Witness-Memory

Sarah V Stevenage
Department of Psychology
University of Southampton
Highfield, Southampton
SO17 1BJ UK

Amina Memon
School of Human Development
University of Texas at Dallas
Box 830688 (GR 4.1)
Richardson, TX 75083-0688 USA

svs1@psy.soton.ac.uk amemon@utdallas.edu

Abstract

We are grateful to Roberts (1996) for raising the issue of the potential hazards of using imagery and multiple retrieval attempts in the cognitive interview (CI), especially when the witnesses are children. Our reply attempts to clarify the issues surrounding the use of multiple retrieval attempts in general, and imagery in particular. We also suggest some fruitful areas for future research.

Keywords

Cognitive interview, errors, eyewitness memory, facilitated recall, police procedures, questioning, recovered memories, structured interview.

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