Intro to Forensics Quiz Review

Forensic investigators must rely on their ability to

• observe

• interpret

• report

• all of the above

What makes observation skills so difficult for forensic examiners?

• memorization

• human error

• human accuracy

• reporting

What is true of perceptions?

• They are made as a result of an observation

• They are made as a result of opinion

• Observations are based upon perception

• Observations have nothing to to with perceptions

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What is the correct order of how your brain processes observations?

• Sensory input, perceptions, what we pay attention to, short-term memory, long-term memory

• What we pay attention to, sensory input, perceptions, short-term memory, long-term memory

• Sensory input, what we pay attention to, perceptions, short-term memory, long-term memory

• Sensory input, what we pay attention to, perceptions, long-term memory, long-term memory

What a person observes using their senses is called...

• observations

• theories

• memories

• information

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NGSS.K-ESS2-1

NGSS.K-LS1-1

Which of the following is not a lobe in the brain?

• Frontal

• Parietal

• Occipital

• Cerebral

A forensic scientist is called to a court of law to provide __________

• the facts

• their opinion

• judgments

• a reflection

All of the following are ways to improve our observational skills except

• Observe the entire area, not just one person or part of the event

• Observe everything, no matter the size

• Write down everything you find

• Record only the things that you are sure are important

• Photograph everything you find

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Deriving consequences from facts using a series of logical steps is known as

• observational skills

• deductive reasoning

• analysis

• eyewitness testimony

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

These professionals work with witnesses to recreate semi-realistic drawings of perpetrators

• Crime Scene Investigators

• Eyewitness

• Forensic Sketch Artists

• Detectives