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Measuring the effectiveness of the sketch procedure for recalling details of a live interactive event
Author(s) -
Eastwood Joseph,
Snook Brent,
Luther Kirk
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
applied cognitive psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.719
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1099-0720
pISSN - 0888-4080
DOI - 10.1002/acp.3454
Subject(s) - sketch , recall , cognitive interview , psychology , interview , event (particle physics) , context (archaeology) , free recall , cognitive psychology , action (physics) , control (management) , social psychology , cognition , computer science , artificial intelligence , psychiatry , paleontology , physics , algorithm , quantum mechanics , political science , law , biology
Summary The effectiveness of a sketch procedure for enhancing the recall of a live interactive event was assessed. Participants ( N = 88) engaged in an interaction with a confederate, were administered a sketch, mental reinstatement of context (MRC), or control procedure and then asked to recall the experienced event. Results showed that participants who were administered a sketch procedure recalled more correct details than those administered an MRC or control procedure ( d = 0.55 and d = 1.31, respectively). The increased recall was seen primarily for action and object details, with little difference between procedures for recall of person and verbal details. In addition, the effect of interview procedure on the number of incorrect details recalled was nonsignificant. The utility of the sketch procedure for investigative interviewing is discussed.