... significantly more correct information compared to the UI group. However they also reported more errors and confabulated details. Theoretical and practical implications of the results are discussed in terms of precisely identifying the CI facilitatory effects and consequent good practice in the forensic setting. Eyewitness Performance in Cognitive and Structured Interviews The Cognitive Interview (CI) is a technique which has undergone considerable modification in the last ten years designed to optimise its effectiveness in enhancing eyewitness recall (Fisher, Geiselman & Amador, 1989; Fisher & Geiselman, 1992; Memon & Koehnken, 1992; Koehnken, 1995; Memon, 1996). In an extension of the CI, Fisher and Geiselman (1992) recommend a number of additional techniques be used (we shall refer to this version as the enhanced CI). The enhanced CI has not been extensively tested, most studies rely on the original procedure. The present study tests the enhanced CI as described in Fisher and Geiselman (1992) ...

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