Page No.81-84
Mehrotra, S.
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore
Cognitive interviewing (CI) is a pre-testing procedure that is useful during the process
of adaptation of a psychological measure/scale. The paper provides a brief overview
of this procedure. The issues that may be addressed through the use of CI, during
pre-testing of a tool, are enumerated. The actual processes involved, including
different techniques are described. The difficulties in application of such techniques
across cultures are highlighted. Finally, the paper provides an example of using the
CI procedure for pre-testing a measure of emotional processing for use in India