title: How effective is the cognitive interview when used with adults with intellectual disabilities specifically with conversation recall?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The cognitive interview (CI) has been shown to increase correct memory recall of a diverse range of participant types, without an increase in the number of incorrect or confabulated details. However, it has rarely been examined for use with adults with intellectual disability.
  This study compared the memory recall of twenty-one adults with a mild intellectual disability (ID) (IQ 70-50) and twenty-one adults from the general population (GP). Participants viewed a film of a staged distraction theft and were interviewed using either the CI or the structured interview (SI).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The CI, when compared to the SI, enhanced the correct recall of person, action and conversation (gist) detail for both participant types, without increasing the number of incorrect or confabulated details reported. The ID group reported significantly less correct information than the GP regardless of the interview used.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings suggest that the CI can enable adults with intellectual disability to provide a fuller picture about an experienced event. Implications of this research are discussed.
authors: Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.
authors: Jason
authors: J
authors: Clarke
authors: Katherine
authors: K
authors: Prescott
authors: Rebecca
authors: R
authors: Milne
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002648:Child; D003071:Cognition; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D007406:Interview, Psychological / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D008875:Middle Aged; D019989:Persons with Intellectual Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology*; D012153:Retention, Psychology; D013060:Speech; D006113:United Kingdom; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: cognitive interview; conversation; eyewitness testimony; intellectual disablities; investigative interviewing