Forensic Science Chapter 1 Quiz Make Up (10/8/2025)

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14 questions
No cellphones for duration of class.
Here is a link to the Chapter One Textbook.
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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.

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

4

Perception: Select all that apply.

5

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

1

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

4

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

1

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

1

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

4

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.