WorksheetsForensics Unit 1 Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
Analytical skills are
problem-solving skills that help you parse data and information to develop creative, rational solutions
personal attributes that enable someone to interact effectively and harmoniously with other people.
a logical approach where you progress from general ideas to specific conclusions.
Deductive reasoning is
the action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information.
a logical approach where you progress from general ideas to specific conclusions.
a method of drawing conclusions by going from the specific to the general.
An eyewitness is a person who is reporting what another person has heard or said.
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False
The action or process of seeing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information.
Observation
Opinion
Perception
interpretation of information received from senses.
Observation
Opinion
Perception
a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
Observation
Opinion
Perception
We are not aware of all the information our senses are gathering at any given time because our brains apply a filter to it.
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False
A key component of any investigation are observations made by police and detectives.
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False
Prejudices, personal beliefs, and concentration have no impact on a person’s ability to be a credible eyewitness.
True
False
The Innocence Project’s goal is to use DNA evidence to determine a convicted person’s innocence or guilt of a crime.
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False
Which of the following describes the CSI effect?
When jurors believe that police or crime labs are not doing their job fully.
When attorneys and judges do not act as they would on tv shows.
When jurors have unrealistic expectations that every case should have forensic evidence.
In the CSI Effect. The "tech effect" refers to when people believe they know more about technology because they see it in the media.
True
False
