Chapter 1: Observation Skills

What a person perceives using his or her senses is an

• opinion

• observation

• perception

• fact

Deriving the consequences from a series of logical steps is

• crime scene reconstruction

• inference

• observation

• deductive reasoning

A personal belief founded on judgement rather than on direct experience or knowledge is

• opinion

• fact

• statement

• perception

Interpreting information received from the senses is called

• observation

• opinion

• perception

• deductive reasoning

Forensic science is concerned with uncovering evidence that

• is true

• is fact

• stands beyond a reason of doubt

• opinion

To ensure all evidece is collected, the scene is often laid out in a

• map

• timeline

• grid

• topography survey

Paul Ekman is the leading expert on

• forensic analysis and discovery

• facial analysis & deception

• body language

• forensic analysis and truth

A person who has seen someone or something and can communicate these facts

• witness

• forensic investigator

• observer

• eye witness

Our perception is

• not always accurate

• doesn't always reflect reality

• faulty

• all of the above

The innocence project re-examined post conviction cases using

• DNA evidence to provide proof of guilt

• DNA evidence to provide proof of innocence

• eyewitness accounts to provide proof of innocence

• circumstantial evidence to provide proof of innocence