Sarah V Stevenage (1997) On the Importance of Imagery in the Cognitive Interview
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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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