Exam 1: Observation Skills

An interesting aspect of our perception is that we:

Reasoning from facts is _____________________________.

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

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

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

What a person perceives using his or her senses is an ____________________________.

The Innocence Project at the Benjamin N.Cardozo School of Law was created by Barry C.Scheck and Peter J.Neufeld in 1992.Its purpose was to reexamine post-conviction cases (individuals convicted and in prison) using:

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

Interpreting information received from the senses is a ____________________________.

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

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

Ballistics experts work with:

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

Paul Ekman's early research led to a major discovery that changed how scientists view human expression.He found that our expressions are:

When a witness describes what they thought happened, they are providing a(n) ____________________________.

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

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

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

Perception:

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