Observation Skills

If we remember seeing something that happened, we can trust that it happened just as we think it did.

• True

• False

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The Innocence Project is an organization that seeks to get wrongfully convicted persons out of prison using advancements in Science.

• True

• False

Most wrongful convictions seem to be the result of faulty eyewitness testimony.

• True

• False

A forensic scientist is called to a court of law to provide

• opinion

• fact

• judgement

• reflection

Our state of mind affects how we observe our surroundings. What mental state is the best for observing?

• happy

• nervous

• relaxed

• excited

The forensic scientist has many duties. Which of these is NOT a job of a forensic expert?

• Present evidence in court

• Make judgments without cause

• Analyze evidence

• Search for evidence

A statement or assertion of information that can be verified

• perception

• fact

• opinion

• evidence

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Personal belief founded on judgement rather than on direct experience or knowledge.

• opinion

• fact

• religion

• deductive reasoning

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

• eyewitness

• bystander

• professor

• dog catcher

When faced with a gap in our recollection or memory, the brain will:

• create a blank space and let you know you do not remember

• fill in the gap with information that may not be accurate

• connect the hemispheres which allows accurate recall

• compensate by using the olfactory center which is usually not used during memory recall.

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