Forensic Science Ch 1 Notes Quiz

To determine if the eyewitness is a good storyteller

To ensure that justice is based on accurate and reliable information

To see if the eyewitness can remember details quickly

To test the memory of the investigator

Analytical skills

Opinion

Eyewitness

Perception

Fact

Eyewitness

Logical

Forensic

Opinion

Fact

Perception

Observations

A statement that can be proven true or false

A personal belief or judgment not necessarily based on facts

A scientific observation

A logical conclusion based on evidence

To ensure accurate and reliable results in investigations

To impress their supervisors

To avoid doing paperwork

To work alone without a team

It helps investigators systematically search for evidence.

It makes the crime scene easier to clean up.

It allows for faster investigation by skipping sections.

It is required by law in all investigations.

It would help ensure that no area is overlooked and all evidence is collected.

It would make the scene more visually appealing for the media.

It would allow you to finish the investigation more quickly by skipping sections.

It would reduce the need for documentation.

Information from our senses → What we pay attention to → Perception → Short-term memory → Long-term memory

Perception → What we pay attention to → Information from our senses → Short-term memory → Long-term memory

Information from our senses → Perception → What we pay attention to → Long-term memory → Short-term memory

What we pay attention to → Information from our senses → Perception → Long-term memory → Short-term memory

Because our brains are always focused on details.

Because unconscious filtering means we miss many details unless we focus intentionally.

Because conscious effort makes us forget information.

Because observation is only possible when we are not thinking.