CFA Cognitive Interview & Admissions 2

Question 1

Which cognitive interview technique asks the subject to mentally reinstate the environmental and personal context of an event before recalling it?

Accepted Answer

Mental reinstatement of context

Answer

Mental reinstatement of context is a core CI technique where the subject mentally recreates the physical and psychological setting of the event to enhance memory retrieval.

Question 2

A fraud examiner conducting an admission-seeking interview should place the subject in which seating arrangement relative to the interviewer?

Accepted Answer

At a 45-degree angle to reduce confrontational tension

Answer

A 45-degree seating angle reduces the confrontational face-to-face dynamic and encourages a more open conversational flow during admission-seeking interviews.

Question 3

In the Reid Technique's Behavior Analysis Interview (BAI), which response to the question 'Do you know who stole the money?' is most consistent with deception?

Accepted Answer

'Why would I steal from my own company?'

Answer

Answering a direct question with a counter-question ('Why would I?') is a classic deflection behavior associated with deceptive subjects avoiding a direct denial.

Question 4

The PEACE model of interviewing, developed in the UK, differs from the Reid Technique primarily because PEACE:

Accepted Answer

Is non-coercive and information-gathering focused

Answer

PEACE (Preparation, Engage, Account, Closure, Evaluate) is a non-accusatory, information-gathering model that avoids the psychological pressure tactics used in Reid.

Question 5

During a cognitive interview, the instruction to 'report everything' is intended to:

Accepted Answer

Prevent the witness from filtering out seemingly trivial details

Answer

'Report everything' instructs subjects not to self-censor minor details, since peripheral information can trigger additional memories or corroborate other evidence.

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