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Forensics

TermDefinition
a fact is a statement or assertion of information that cannot be verified (true or false) false
what we perceive about persons depends, in part, on our prejudices and emotions (true or false) true
through our senses of sight, taste, hearing, smell, and touch, we gather information every single moment about what is around us (true or false) true
our emotional state influences our ability to see and hear what is happening around us (true or false) true
the first task of forensic scientists is to convict a perpetrator (true or false) false
our brains fill in the gaps in our memories (true or false) true
one of the most important tools of the forensic investigator is the ability to... observe, interpret, and report observations clearly
perception is... faulty, not always accurate, and does not always reflect reality
criminal investigations depend on the observation skills of all involved. those involved include... police investigators, forensic scientists, and witnesses
the innocence project at the Benjamin n. Cardozo school of law was created by barry c. scheck and peter j. neufeld in 1992. its findings concluded that... eyewitness accounts were to blame for most faulty convictions
what are false memories memories thought to be true but aren't
whether observing at a crime scene or examining collected evidence in the laboratory, the forensic examiner must be able to... identify the evidence, determine the significance of the evidence, and record the evidence
a person who has seen someone or something and can communicate these facts is a(n)... eyewitness
when evaluating eyewitness testimony, the investigator must discriminate between fact and... opinion
an interesting aspect of our perception is that we believe what we... see and hear, even though our ability to be accurate is flawed
eyewitness accounts of crime-scene events vary considerably from one person to another. what you observe depends on your level of... concentration and the amount and kind of distraction that may be present, interest, and stress
Created by: abryant15
 

 



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