Forensic Science Ch1 Vocab

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Analytical Skills:

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Ability to identify parts, organize info for decisions, establish evaluation criteria, and draw conclusions.

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Deductive Reasoning

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Deriving consequences from facts using logical steps.

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Eyewitness

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

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Fact:

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A verifiable statement or assertion.

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Forensic

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Application of scientific knowledge to legal questions.

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How information is processed in the brain

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Information from senses, attention, perception, short-term & long-term memory.

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Logical:

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Conclusions from assumptions and known facts.

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Observation

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What a person perceives using his or her senses.

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Opinion:

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Personal belief based on judgment, not direct experience.

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Perception

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Interpreting info from senses