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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Differences in Interviewer Memory for Content, Source, and Question Format of a Witness Interview

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Cognitive

  • Andrea Wolfs
    Chapman University
  • Deborah Goldfarb
    Florida International University

Abstract

Interviewers’ memory accuracy for a witness interview, including details for content, source, and question format, as well as ways to improve said memory, were examined. Interviewers showed different recall and accuracy patterns for the three information types, with most omitting question format information.

Memory