stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
3rd period forensics 2020-2021 Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
3rd period forensics 2020-2021
3rd period forensics 2020-2021
100 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
46 plays
Eyewitness, observation, deduction
Flashcards
100 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
100
Answers
1
How many cars are at the intersection?
2
1
3
0
2
What should you avoid when questioning an eyewitness?
Asking suggestive or leading questions
Asking about the appearance of the suspect
Asking for the time and date of the crime
Asking where the crime happened
3
Using the statements: If it is Friday, then I will get paid. It is Friday. What is the conclusion?
It is not Friday
I will get paid
I will not get Paid
It is Friday
4
An interesting aspect of our perception is that we:
Believe what we see/hear, even though our accuracy is flawed
Believe what we see, even though our accuracy is flawed
None of these choices
Believe what we hear, even though our accuracy is flawed
5
What are you able to observe in this photo?
A man is dead on the floor.
All of the above
There is a woman in the bed.
There are bloody footprints leading out of the room.
6
Why is deductive reasoning NOT an accurate way of solving problems?
People begin to jump to conclusions.
You can't rely on observations.
You can never go wrong when assuming
We know assumptions can be wrong and to never jump to conclusions.
7
Which part of the brain is associated with emotions, parts of speech, and reasoning?
Parietal lobe
Frontal lobe
Temporal lobe
Occipital lobe
8
What is deductive reasoning
When things you assume are true and they are true because you witnessed it
When you deduct a duck
When you start taking things you assume to be true and make a conclusion
When you deduct points for no reason
9
Perceptions are made as a result of what?
an observation
a series of questions
a misunderstanding
a theory
10
What can effect the memory of eyewitnesses?
Focusing on a Duel credit history essay
long hair
Other peoples reelection of the events
Smoking
11
Which lobe of the brain utilizes Visual Processing?
Occipital Lobe
Frontal Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Temporal Lobe
12
What two groups are the variables of effects of eyewitness testimonies categorized in?
Systematic and Chaotic
Estimator and System
Unreliable and Reliable
Time and Date
13
What has been suggested by the Innocence Project that helps the I.D of eyewitness testimonies
informing the viewer the lineup may not have the perpetrator
ensuring the one doing the lineup doesn’t know who the suspect is
videotaping the identification procedure
Adding people resembling the witness’s account of the perpetrator
14
What two sports take up Coach Anno's room?
Soccer and Cross Country
Volleyball and track
Soccer and track
Basketball and tennis
15
What makes a good witness?
A person who observes
A short person
A person measured in their thoughts
A person that looks around
16
Everybody was kung-fu fighting, How did Little Sammy Chong die?
Chopping up and down
By kicks as fast as lighting
This is a dumb song and a dumb question
With expert timing
17
Paying attention requires -
some effort
conscious effort
inactive effort
no effort
18
Define Perception
the brain's ability to talk
memory that fades shortly after receiving
memory that fades with time
the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through senses
19
How can false memories be created?
none of the above
by their brain filling gaps in their memory
through suggestion.
If they try to remember the crime to many times.
20
What is the definition of deduction?
understand clear connections between events
understanding the evidence
breaking down evidence
the inference of particular instances
21
Around how many people has the Innocence Project saved through DNA testing?
280
240
196
300
22
Why is eyewitness testimony not 100% reliable?
Juries don't put much value in it, so it's often useless
Human memory is very fallible
People often have prejudices which influence their decisions
Eyewitnesses usually have ulterior motives
23
Should we always use line-ups to identify a suspect
Maybe, if the eyewitness gives a good description.
No, because eyewitnesses aren't that dependable
Yes, because it might be the real suspect
Yes, because the eyewitnesses is never mistaken
24
What was weird about Greg Maurek when the police first arrived at the scene?
He was crying because his brother had died.
He was eating a bagel.
He wasn't at the scene when the police arrived.
He was sitting on the porch drinking.
25
Which one is not an estimator variable?
The lighting during the crime
The selection of fillers
The race of the suspect
the degree of stress and trauma that the victim experienced
26
How many toy shovels are in the following picture?
Four
Three
Two
Five
27
Action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information.
Observation
Deduction
Eyewitness
None of the Above
28
What color is the fish at the front of coach annos room
blue
red
orange
green
29
Why can deductive reasoning be an inaccurate way to solve problems?
Do not understand the problem completely.
Assumptions can sometimes be wrong.
You may use the wrong senses to figure out the problem.
Come up with a false hypothesis
30
What time does the bronze watch display?
15:25
15:45
15:30
15:50
31
How many differences do you see in the pictures?
10
6
4
2
32
Define Conscious effort?
Identify evidence and explain their significance.
Interpret the situation in detail.
Record the evidence they inquired.
Paying attention to detail.
33
Should we always think what the witness is saying is true
No, because they could be making it up
Yes, because they know who did the crime.
No because their memory is not always reliable
Yes, because they were there and they saw the crime.
34
Deductive reasoning applies to
Human genetics
dna analysis
time of day
Both Human genetics and DNA analysis
35
Greg Maurek being seen drinking after calling 911 is a...
deduction
not important
colossal piece of evidence
observation
36
Using the statements: If it is Friday, then I get paid It is Friday What is the conclusion
I will not get paid
It is Friday
I will get paid
It is not Friday
37
Inference of particular instances by reference to a general law or principle.
Eyewitness
Deduction
Inference
Observation
38
Deriving the consequences from facts using a series of logical steps
an analysis
Eye-witness observation
Deductive Reasoning
Perception
39
DJ has no arms. He was found with a bullet hole in his head. Why isn't it a suicide
He has no arms; he couldn't shoot himself
because he was wearing a green shirt
because they found him on a Tuesday
because DJ was a man
40
What is the converse of the statement: If an animal is a dog, then it does not moo.
If an animal is not a dog, then it does moo
If an animal can moo, then it is not a dog
An animal is a dog if and only if it can moo
If an animal does not moo, then it is a dog
41
While observing evidence of a crime scene the forensics examiner must be able to do all of the following EXCEPT ?
Identify the evidence
Record the evidence
Determine the significance of evidence
Test the evidence
42
Define Deductive Reasoning
a conclusion of details that your not too sure about
a quick guess
a long thought out answer based on a whim.
deriving the consequences from facts using a series of logical steps.
43
What is Episodic Memory?
A physical recording of an event
The ability to remember any tv show
A personal account of a series of events
All memories someone has of their life
44
Why are suspect line-ups used to narrow down a possible suspect?
The suspect is always discovered in a suspect line-up
They can trigger the recollection of an episodic memory
They are used to prove witnesses are lying about details
Line-ups develop short term memory in eyewitnesses
45
When evaluating eyewitness testimony, the investigator must discriminate between fact and
perception
none of these
observation
opinion
46
What can we do to examine the environment better
Use your head and think back
Use our secret 6th sense
Use our 5 senses
Always assume we are never mistaken when we see a crime
47
What are the two main categories of variables that affect eyewitness identification?
Estimator and system variables
Intervening and control variables
Dependent and independent variables
Categorical or confounding variables
48
What makes someone a good observer?
Not jumping to conclusions
Relating observations to our prior knowledge
Taking in all information and processing slowly
Using our 5 senses
49
Tyrone was found dead @ the desk w/ blood on his back & half completed work. Who did it?
His girlfriend because he worked to much
His dad because Tyrone didn't finish his homework
His grandfather's nephew's cousin's 2nd roommate just because
No body, someone spilled Kool-Aid and he is asleep
50
Since eye-witness testimonies are not always reliable, how do investigators use their accounts?
to produce leads and help them find additional evidence
to immediately use it to sentence someone to jail
as their primary source of evidence
to convict someone solely off of the eyewitness accounts
51
Observations are affected by the following choices EXCEPT?
Fear
Athleticism
Level of concentration
Emotional state
52
What is the definition of observation?
telling someone you saw a celebrity
gossiping to your friends
observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information
looking at your phone
53
Which of the following are good observation skills?
all of these
turn off filters
Observe systematically
avoid jumping to conclusions
54
A witness tells a detective that a man wearing all black robbed the bank. The detective should
Disregard the account completely, it is incorrect
Arrest anyone wearing black nearby
Ask the sole witness for more details about the person
Seek additional evidence, use the witness account as a lead
55
How can you lose memory and what can you do to keep it?
Having to many things to remember.
Making scenarios up to replace the memory you had.
Memory fades with time and by not using it you can lose it.
Try replaying the things you did prior to the event.
56
All of the following are examples of what examiners need to do with their observation EXCEPT
interpret
report
observe
solve
57
Which of the following lobes are not part of the brain?
Frontal Lobe
Posterior Lobe
Occipital Lobe
Parietal Lob
58
Deductive reasoning may not be the best way of solving a problem bc
Question is wrong, deductive reasoning is the best
Assumptions can be wrong
Assumptions are always correct
Eyes are the weakest sense
59
Why would a deductive reasoning test be given at a job interview
Just for fun
Test critical thinking skills
Properly analyze critical information
To see if they can outsmart you
60
JC is tallest, TI is below RT, AG is between JC & RT. What is the correct order, tall to short?
TI, RT, JC, AG
RT, JC, AG, TI
JC, AG, RT, TI
JC, RT, AG, TI
61
If Coach Anno has soccer posters in his room we can deduce that...
His favorite sport is ice hockey
He really enjoys coaching soccer
The room is very plain
He does not like sports
62
How many differences are there?
What? Something is different? Idk what it could be.
3
1
5
63
Eyewitness accounts produce __ that can be used to convict a suspect
a promise
a lead
a testimony
a scenario
64
How did the police in the conviction of Marvin Anderson influence the line-up
there was no line-up of any kind
Anderson's picture was the only one in color
He was the only black man in the line-up
Anderson's picture was the only one in black and white
65
Police and investigators use eyewitness accounts to produce what that helps with their cases?
suspects
additional information
leads
other eye witnesses
66
Most states have accepted eyewitness accounts to be...
valid
flawed
accurate
reliable
67
When evaluating eyewitness testimony, the investigator must discriminate between fact and
observation
perseption
opinion
none of these
68
Why is an eyewitness testimony flawed?
because of the impressionable nature of human memory and visual perception
because humans never pay attention
No, eyewitnesses are always correct since they saw what happened
they want to play a big role in the criminal investigation.
69
What is deriving the consequences from facts using a series of local steps?
Temporal Lobe
Eyewitness strategies
Observation skills
Deductive Reasoning
70
A eyewitness is a person who...
didn't see it at all
watched it on TV
has seen something happen first-hand.
seen something from a distance
71
What is one strategy we can use to keep our brain from loosing information?
Look at Things Quickly to Obtain Information Faster
Rely Solely on your Eyes
Photograph and Take Notes
Use Conclusions to fill in Gaps
72
Which of the Trick-Or-Treating kids wore a scarecrow costume?
Noah
Jackson
Erik
Abigail
73
For deductive reasoning to be sound, the __ must be correct.
situation
conclusion
assumptions
hypothesis
74
Is the jellyfish in Coach Anno's tank real or fake
Real
Coach Anno has no tanks in his room.
There are no jellyfish in the tank
Fake
75
What makes a good observer?
Make a conscious effort to examine the environment.
Make connections to observations.
Don't jump to conclusions!
All of the above
76
Which of the following pictures is the odd one out?
Picture 2
Picture 3
Are you kidding me? They're all the same!
Picture 1
77
What can make our deductive reasoning weak
First assumptive statements is false
Correct information was not given
Invalid information
Incorrect thought process
78
Which of the following is an observation?
It is going to rain because it is cloudy outside.
When the wind is blowing it is raining.
Since the sun is not shining it will rain.
It is raining.
79
What was depicted in the painting behind the kids?
the sun
a mountain range
the mona lisa
a dead tree
80
Which of these is not a job of a forensics scientist?
question suspects
report observations
interpret evidence
observe scene
81
In percentages how many people have been wrongly accused
10%
75%
60%
50%
82
Eyewitnesses are sometimes unreliable because
none of the above
they is always right
they didn't see the crime
their brain fills in memories
83
What percent of wrongful convictions are due to faulty eyewitness identifications?
52%
100%
87%
23%
84
Which one of these is NOT apart of the five senses used in measuring an observation?
Sneezing
Sight
Smell
Touch
85
Why might deductive reasoning not be the best way to solve a problem?
Assumptions can sometimes be wrong
Deductive reasoning takes too long
Deductive reasoning only works when solving crimes
There is no such thing as deductive reasoning
86
Why aren't eyewitness testimony's always relevant
because the witness is dumb
Beacuse the witnesses mom is also dumb
because the witness could remember something incorrectly
because the witness could make it up
87
What factors affect your observation
The number of animals
Your emotional state
Nothing because your perfect
what type of activity
88
How do most people perceive human memory?
Like a movie
Like a play
Like a video recorder
Like a book
89
What does the brain do when it doesn't have enough information to recall an entire memory?
The brain will fill in the gaps with fabricated memories.
The brain never forgets anything.
The brain fabricates all the memories we have.
The brain is pristine memory making machine!
90
Why do we use deductive reasoning?
to reach a LOGICAL true conclusion
because it is natural
because it is easier
is a way to help others understand, to persuade, and to reason.
91
How many differences can be found in this picture?
4
3
1
2
92
Most states have accepted eyewitness accounts as __
great
reliable
flawed
unacceptable
93
Deductive reasoning is an example of what?
An observation
A reflection
A fact
An assumption
94
A person who has seen someone or something and can communicate this is:
eyewitness
none of these
an observer
a courtroom journalist
95
Which of the following are good observation skills?
turn off filters
all of these
observe systematically
avoid jumping to conclusions
96
A parked red car has rear damage. A blue car has front damage behind it. It can be deduced that
Neither cars are at fault
The blue car hit the red car, and is at fault
Another car hit both of the cars
The red car reversed into the blue car, is at fault
97
Using clues from observing the scene above, was this a murder or suicide?
Murder; she is left handed, but the gun is in her right hand
Murder; she would have hung herself instead
Suicide; the gun is in her hand while she's on the ground
Suicide; she wrote a note before killing herself
98
Are eyewitness testimonies reliable
always
sometimes depending on circumstances and facts
yes
no
99
What factors affect observation skills
What type and how much activity is around you
If you're alone
Your horoscope
what color shirt your wearing
100
Eyewitness accounts of crime-scene events vary from one person to another depending on:
level of focus
level of stress
all of the choices
level of interest
