Autism Research Group, City University London, UK.
Br J Psychol. 2012 Aug;103(3):330-42. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8295.2011.02077.x. Epub 2011 Sep 26.
The Cognitive Interview is among the most widely accepted forms of police interviewing techniques; however, it is ineffective for witnesses with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). One of its main components involves mentally reinstating the internal and external context that was experienced at encoding. We report evidence showing that it is the mental reinstatement instructions in the absence of any physical cues that individuals with ASD find difficult. In more supported conditions where they physically return to the same environment in which they learnt the material, they recall as much as their typical counterparts. Our findings indicate that recall in ASD is aided by context, but only when supported by the physical environment. These findings have important implications for investigative interviewing procedures for witnesses with ASD.
认知访谈是最广泛接受的警察访谈技术形式之一；然而，对于自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）的证人来说，它是无效的。其主要组成部分之一是在心理上重新建立在编码时经历的内部和外部环境。我们报告的证据表明，正是在没有任何物理线索的情况下进行心理恢复，这使得 ASD 个体感到困难。在更有支持的条件下，他们实际回到学习材料的相同环境中，他们的回忆与典型对照组一样多。我们的发现表明，ASD 中的回忆是由上下文辅助的，但只有在物理环境的支持下才有效。这些发现对 ASD 证人的调查访谈程序具有重要意义。
