Observations Skills -Forensics

A fact is a statement or assertion of information that can be verified

• true

• false

What we perceive about a person depends, in part, on their mannerisms and gestures.

• true

• false

Through our senses of sight, taste, hearing, smell, and touch, we gather information every single moment about what is around us.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Our emotional state influences our ability to see and hear what is happening around us

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• false

The first task of forensic scientist is to find, examine, and evaluate evidence from a crime scene

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• false

One of the most important tools of the forensic investigation is the ability to

• observe, interpret and report observations clearly

• observe assumptions

• report assumptions

• none of the choices

Preception

• is faulty

• is not always accutate

• does not always reflect reality

• all of the choices

Criminal investigations depend on the observations skills of all involved. Those involved include:

• police investigations

• forensic scientists

• witnesses

• all of the choices

Forensic science is also refered to as

• criminalistics

• forensics

• science applied to law

• all of the above

Whether observing at a crime scene or examining collected evidence in the laboratory, the forensics examiner must be able to

• identify the evidence

• record the evidence

• determine the significance of the evidence

• all of the choices