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

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Instructions

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No cellphones for duration of class.

Here is a link to the Chapter One Textbook.

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.

True

False

What we perceive about a person depends, in part, 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

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

observe, interpret and report opinions clearly.

None of these choices.

observe, interpret and report observations clearly.

observe, interpret and report assumptions clearly.

Perception: Select all that apply.

does not always reflect reality.

does not change,

is not always accurate.

is faulty.

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

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

the proper documentation.

All of these choices.

the proper explanation.

the necessary proof of facts, whether oral or written.

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

identify the evidence.

record the evidence.

determine the significance of the evidence.

physically reproduce the crime.

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

court reporter.

personal observer.

witness.

an eyewitness.

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

validity

observation

opinion

perception

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.

interest.

education.

stress.

concentration and the amount and kind of distraction that may be present.

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

True

False

What we perceive about a person depends, in part, 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

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

observe, interpret and report opinions clearly.

None of these choices.

observe, interpret and report observations clearly.

observe, interpret and report assumptions clearly.

Perception: Select all that apply.

does not always reflect reality.

does not change,

is not always accurate.

is faulty.

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

pedestrians

witnesses

police investigators

advocates

forensic scientists

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

the proper documentation.

All of these choices.

the proper explanation.

the necessary proof of facts, whether oral or written.

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

identify the evidence.

record the evidence.

determine the significance of the evidence.

physically reproduce the crime.

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

court reporter.

personal observer.

witness.

an eyewitness.

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

validity

observation

opinion

perception

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.

interest.

education.

stress.

concentration and the amount and kind of distraction that may be present.