FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT CH. 1 TEST

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT CH. 1 TEST

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-Guarantee passing score -16 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: a person who has seen someone or something and can communicate these facts is a(n)...

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eyewitness

Question 2: perception is...

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faulty, not always accurate, and does not always reflect reality Question 3: the innocence project at the Benjamin n. Cardozo school of law was created by barry

• scheck and peter j. neufeld in 1992. its findings concluded that...

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eyewitness accounts were to blame for most faulty convictions Question 4: eyewitness accounts of crime-scene events vary considerably from one person to another. what you observe depends on your level of...

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concentration and the amount and kind of distraction that may be present, interest, and stress

Question 5: our emotional state influences our ability to see and hear what is happening around us (true or false)

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true Question 6: through our senses of sight, taste, hearing, smell, and touch, we gather information every single moment about what is around us (true or false)

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true Question 7: one of the most important tools of the forensic investigator is the ability to...

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observe, interpret, and report observations clearly

Question 8: what are false memories

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memories thought to be true but aren't

Question 9: our brains fill in the gaps in our memories (true or false)

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true Question 10: when evaluating eyewitness testimony, the investigator must discriminate between fact and...

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opinion Question 11: criminal investigations depend on the observation skills of all involved. those involved include...

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police investigators, forensic scientists, and witnesses Question 12: a fact is a statement or assertion of information that cannot be verified (true or false)

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false

Question 13: the first task of forensic scientists is to convict a perpetrator (true or false)

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false Question 14: an interesting aspect of our perception is that we believe what we...

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see and hear, even though our ability to be accurate is flawed Question 15: whether observing at a crime scene or examining collected evidence in the laboratory, the forensic examiner must be able to...

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identify the evidence, determine the significance of the evidence, and record the evidence Question 16: what we perceive about persons depends, in part, on our prejudices and emotions (true or false)

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true