CFI Psychological Aspects of Interviewing 2

Question 1

Which psychological phenomenon causes individuals to accept a false narrative as their own memory after repeated exposure to misleading information?

Accepted Answer

Memory implantation

Answer

Memory implantation occurs when repeated exposure to post-event misinformation causes a person to incorporate false details into their actual memory.

Question 2

In the context of forensic interviewing, 'cognitive load' is most useful because it:

Accepted Answer

Makes deception harder to sustain simultaneously with narrative demands

Answer

High cognitive load taxes the working memory needed to maintain a fabricated story, which can cause inconsistencies in deceptive accounts.

Question 3

A subject's sudden shift from cooperative body language to closed posture directly after a specific question is best interpreted as:

Accepted Answer

A behavioral change worthy of further exploration

Answer

Behavioral changes in context are noteworthy cues that warrant follow-up, but no single nonverbal signal is a reliable indicator of deception on its own.

Question 4

The psychological concept of 'anchoring bias' in forensic interviewing refers to:

Accepted Answer

An interviewer over-relying on the first information received when evaluating a case

Answer

Anchoring bias occurs when the interviewer's initial impressions or early case information unduly influence the interpretation of subsequent evidence.

Question 5

Which stage of Kübler-Ross's grief model is most commonly misidentified as deceptive resistance during a forensic interview?

Accepted Answer

Denial

Answer

The denial stage can appear as adamant rejection of facts, which untrained interviewers may mistake for deliberate deception rather than a grief response.

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CFI Psychological Aspects of Interviewing 2