Forensics Unit 1: Observation Skills

A fact is a statement or information that can be verified.

• True

• False

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

• an eyewitness.

• a witness.

• a court reporter.

• a personal observer.

Reasoning from facts is

• logical.

• deductive reasoning.

• observation.

• perception.

Deriving a conclusion from the facts using a series of logical steps is ________.

• logical.

• deductive reasoning.

• observation.

• perception.

What a person perceives using his or her senses is an

• logical.

• deductive reasoning.

• observation.

• perception.

Interpreting information received from the senses is a

• logical.

• deductive reasoning.

• observation.

• perception.

What we perceive about a person does not depend 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

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

• True

• False

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

• True

• False