FIS 201 – Quiz 4 Study Guide with Questions & Answers
(WVU, Mohr)
Crime-scene evidence should be included in reconstruction only if it meets which of the
following criteria? - correct answer ✔✔ It has a confirmed chain of custody.
Each item of evidence should be analyzed and tested separately from all other evidence to
avoid fallacy of false linkage. - correct answer ✔✔ True
A suspect's semen is found in a condom. The conclusion that the suspect definitely ejaculated in
the condom at some point can be reached through which process? - correct answer ✔✔
Deductive reasoning
Investigators should seek to disprove a theory rather than prove one. - correct answer ✔✔ True
Often, the middle events in a sequence of events at a crime scene are obvious to the
investigators. - correct answer ✔✔ False
The main weakness of testimonial evidence is that the testimony of witnesses is sometimes
highly subjective and heavily biased. - correct answer ✔✔ True
A medical examiner performs an autopsy and observes many stab wounds, bruises, abrasions,
and some broken bones. An investigator performing a reconstruction asks him "Did the stab
wounds cause death?". The investigator has potentially commited which fallacy? - correct
answer ✔✔ False Linkage
Which of the following would not affect the amount of transfer? - correct answer ✔✔ Post-
contact grooming
(WVU, Mohr)
Crime-scene evidence should be included in reconstruction only if it meets which of the
following criteria? - correct answer ✔✔ It has a confirmed chain of custody.
Each item of evidence should be analyzed and tested separately from all other evidence to
avoid fallacy of false linkage. - correct answer ✔✔ True
A suspect's semen is found in a condom. The conclusion that the suspect definitely ejaculated in
the condom at some point can be reached through which process? - correct answer ✔✔
Deductive reasoning
Investigators should seek to disprove a theory rather than prove one. - correct answer ✔✔ True
Often, the middle events in a sequence of events at a crime scene are obvious to the
investigators. - correct answer ✔✔ False
The main weakness of testimonial evidence is that the testimony of witnesses is sometimes
highly subjective and heavily biased. - correct answer ✔✔ True
A medical examiner performs an autopsy and observes many stab wounds, bruises, abrasions,
and some broken bones. An investigator performing a reconstruction asks him "Did the stab
wounds cause death?". The investigator has potentially commited which fallacy? - correct
answer ✔✔ False Linkage
Which of the following would not affect the amount of transfer? - correct answer ✔✔ Post-
contact grooming
