Psychology class: Donald Trump injured in attempted assassination at Pennsylvania rally

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• Forensic psychology

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Donald Trump injured in attempted assassination at Pennsylvania rally

• Identify the four techniques used in the cognitive interview

• According to the article, witnesses reported ‘seven or eight’ shots being fired. Trump is quoted as saying that he “heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet.” Discuss the impact of anxiety on the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. Refer to the article

• Explain how an officer might use the cognitive interview with witnesses to the shooting

• Suggest a question that might be asked to illustrate each of the four techniques used in the cognitive interview

• Evaluate the cognitive interview as a method of improving eyewitness testimony

Danny Galbraith, St Bartholomew’s School