Forensic Science Chapter 1 Quiz Make Up (10/8/2025)
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14 questions
No cellphones for duration of class.
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Here is a link to the Chapter One Textbook.
Question 1
1.
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.
Question 2
2.
A fact is a statement or information that can be verified.
Question 3
3.
What we perceive about a person depends, in part, on their mannerisms and gestures.
Question 4
4.
Through our senses of sight, taste, hearing, smell, and touch, we gather information every single moment about what is around us.
Question 5
5.
Our emotional state influences our ability to see and hear what is happening around us.
Question 6
6.
The first task of forensic scientists is to find, examine, and evaluate evidence from a crime scene.
Question 7
7.
One of the most important tools of the forensic investigator is the ability to:
Question 8
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Perception: Select all that apply.
Question 9
9.
Criminal investigations depend on the observation skills of all involved. Those involved include: Select all that apply.
Question 10
10.
The verbal testimony of a forensic scientist alone may not be entered into evidence without:
Question 11
11.
Whether observing at a crime scene or examining collected evidence in the laboratory, the forensic examiner must be able to: Select all that apply.
Question 12
12.
A person who has seen someone or something and can communicate these facts is:
Question 13
13.
When evaluating eyewitness testimony, the investigator must discriminate between fact and:
Question 14
14.
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.