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TY - JOUR
T1 - Facilitating recall and particularisation of repeated events in adults using a multi-method interviewing format
AU - Kontogianni, Feni
AU - Rubinova, Eva
AU - Hope, Lorraine
AU - Taylor, Paul
AU - Vrij, Aldert
AU - Gabbert, Fiona
N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Memory on 24th March 2021, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09658211.2021.1903508
PY - 2021/4/30
Y1 - 2021/4/30
N2 - Reports about repeated experiences tend to include more schematic information than information about specific instances. However, investigators in both forensic and intelligence settings typically seek specific over general information. We tested a multi-method interviewing format (MMIF) to facilitate recall and particularisation of repeated events through the use of the self-generated cues mnemonic, the timeline technique, and follow-up questions. Over separate sessions, 150 adult participants watched four scripted films depicting a series of meetings in which a terrorist group planned attacks and planted explosive devices. For half of our sample, the third witnessed event included two deviations (one new detail and one changed detail). A week later, participants provided their account using the MMIF, the timeline technique with self-generated cues, or a free recall format followed by open-ended questions. As expected, more information was reported overall in the MMIF condition compared to the other format conditions, for two types of details, correct details, and correct gist details. The reporting of internal intrusions was comparable across format conditions. Contrary to hypotheses, the presence of deviations did not benefit recall or source monitoring. Our findings have implications for information elicitation in applied settings and for future research on adults’ retrieval of repeated events.
AB - Reports about repeated experiences tend to include more schematic information than information about specific instances. However, investigators in both forensic and intelligence settings typically seek specific over general information. We tested a multi-method interviewing format (MMIF) to facilitate recall and particularisation of repeated events through the use of the self-generated cues mnemonic, the timeline technique, and follow-up questions. Over separate sessions, 150 adult participants watched four scripted films depicting a series of meetings in which a terrorist group planned attacks and planted explosive devices. For half of our sample, the third witnessed event included two deviations (one new detail and one changed detail). A week later, participants provided their account using the MMIF, the timeline technique with self-generated cues, or a free recall format followed by open-ended questions. As expected, more information was reported overall in the MMIF condition compared to the other format conditions, for two types of details, correct details, and correct gist details. The reporting of internal intrusions was comparable across format conditions. Contrary to hypotheses, the presence of deviations did not benefit recall or source monitoring. Our findings have implications for information elicitation in applied settings and for future research on adults’ retrieval of repeated events.
KW - Repeated events
KW - memory retrieval
KW - timeline technique
KW - self-generated cues
KW - deviation
U2 - 10.1080/09658211.2021.1903508
DO - 10.1080/09658211.2021.1903508
M3 - Journal article
VL - 29
SP - 471
EP - 485
JO - Memory
JF - Memory
SN - 0965-8211
IS - 4
ER -