Forensic Science Chapter 1 Unit Test (2024)

Give a senario where two eyewitnesses give very different accounts. Give three reasons based on this chapter why the accounts are different.

Keep entire response to 5 sentences. (Use your words deliberately). Run on sentences will be ignored. I will be looking at terminology and clarity of your responses when grading.

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

What we perceive about a person depends, in part, on their mannerisms and gestures.

Through our senses of sight, taste, hearing, smell, and touch, we gather information every single moment about what is around us.

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

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

One of the most important tools of the forensic investigator is the ability to:

Perception: Select all that apply.

Criminal investigations depend on the observation skills of all involved. Those involved include: Select all that apply.

Forensic derives from the Latin word, forensis, which means:

This psychologist who has spent the last 50 years studying faces and is a leading expert on facial analysis and deception.

Early research led to a major discovery that changed how scientists view human expression. It was found that our expressions are:

The verbal testimony of a forensic scientist alone may not be entered into evidence without:

Whether observing at a crime scene or examining collected evidence in the laboratory, the forensic examiner must be able to: Select all that apply.

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

When evaluating eyewitness testimony, the investigator must discriminate between fact and:

To ensure all evidence is found, a crime scene is often laid out in a:

An interesting aspect of our perception is that we:

Eyewitness accounts of crime-scene events vary considerably from one person to another. What you observe depends on your level of: Select all that apply.

Sequence the order of how information is processed in the brain. (Start at beginning on top of list).

1. Perception
2. Sensory information
3. Long term memory
4. Attention and Focus
5. Short term memory

The forensic scientist has many duties. Which of these is not a job

for a forensic scientist?

Vocabulary: The ability to identify a concept or problem,

to isolate its component parts,to organize information fordecision making, to establish

criteria for evaluation, and to draw appropriate conclusions

Vocabulary: deriving the consequences from the facts using a series of logical steps

Vocabulary: relating to the acpplication of scientific knowledge to legal questions.

Vocabulary: a person who has seen someone or something and can communicate these facts.

Vocabulary: Conclusions drawn from assumptions and known facts

Vocabulary: a statement or assertion of information that can be verified.

Vocabulary: personal belief founded on judgment rather than on direct experience or knowledge.

Vocabulary: Interpreting information recieved from the senses.

Which law is commonly enacted by government agencies?

What law primarily governs disputes between individuals and organizations?

What type of law is created as a result of court decisions over time?

What is the standard of proof in most civil cases?

What are possible remedies in a criminal case?

What field did the Frye ruling originally pertain to?

Why is Daubert Standard significant in forensic science?

What are suspects informed of through Miranda rights? Select all that apply.