A study is presented which investigated aspects of a specialist method
for taking evidence from witnesses known as 'Cognitive Interviewing'.
Specifically, the study sought to evaluate four techniques used in th
is form of interviewing, namely the Report All, Reinstate Context, Cha
nge Order, and the Change Perspectives mnemonics. The findings suggest
that while none of these mnemonics significantly increased inaccuracy
, all but the Change Perspectives mnemonic facilitated recall of accur
ate information. The findings are discussed in terms of the applied fu
nctional utility of each of the mnemonics and the Cognitive Interview
procedure in general.