FIS 201 Exam 1 Review Questions with Verified
Correct Answers
Falsifiable Hypothesis
Hypothesis that can be proven false.
Contrite Fallibilism
awareness that we can never prove something 100% and there may be alternative explanations
Apophenia
seeing patterns in things where they do not mean anything
Priming effects
when information given influences your opinion
Unconscious Attitudes
Implicit beliefs influencing behavior without awareness.
CSI
Deal with preliminary identification, collection, and preservation of evidence
Forensic Biology and Medicine
Serology, pathology, and DNA analysis
Death Investigation
Pathology, anthropology, odontology, entomology
criminalists
analyze, compare, identify, and interpret physical evidence
Forensic Chemistry
Drug identification, toxicology, arson + explosive identification, trace evidence.
Digital Forensics
, recovery of digital evidence, video imaging and enhancement, speaker identification, biometrics
Specialized Sciences
Engineering, behavioral
Criminology
attempt to explain the causes of crime.
Evidence Analysis Process
1. detection
2. preservation
3. comparison/identification
4. association
5. reconstruction
Edmond Locard
The "Father of Modern Forensic Science"
Founded the first forensic laboratory
Helped establish the primacy of fingerprints for identification
Locard's Exchange Principle
Every contact leaves a trace
Quantity
amount of material transferred from source
persistence
the ability of a transferred material to stay in contact with the target
Background noise
material already present on the recipient not related to the criminal action
contamination
The unwanted transfer of material from another source not related to the criminal action
Direct Transfer
the passing of evidence, such as a fiber, from victim to suspect or vice versa
Indirect Transfer
Correct Answers
Falsifiable Hypothesis
Hypothesis that can be proven false.
Contrite Fallibilism
awareness that we can never prove something 100% and there may be alternative explanations
Apophenia
seeing patterns in things where they do not mean anything
Priming effects
when information given influences your opinion
Unconscious Attitudes
Implicit beliefs influencing behavior without awareness.
CSI
Deal with preliminary identification, collection, and preservation of evidence
Forensic Biology and Medicine
Serology, pathology, and DNA analysis
Death Investigation
Pathology, anthropology, odontology, entomology
criminalists
analyze, compare, identify, and interpret physical evidence
Forensic Chemistry
Drug identification, toxicology, arson + explosive identification, trace evidence.
Digital Forensics
, recovery of digital evidence, video imaging and enhancement, speaker identification, biometrics
Specialized Sciences
Engineering, behavioral
Criminology
attempt to explain the causes of crime.
Evidence Analysis Process
1. detection
2. preservation
3. comparison/identification
4. association
5. reconstruction
Edmond Locard
The "Father of Modern Forensic Science"
Founded the first forensic laboratory
Helped establish the primacy of fingerprints for identification
Locard's Exchange Principle
Every contact leaves a trace
Quantity
amount of material transferred from source
persistence
the ability of a transferred material to stay in contact with the target
Background noise
material already present on the recipient not related to the criminal action
contamination
The unwanted transfer of material from another source not related to the criminal action
Direct Transfer
the passing of evidence, such as a fiber, from victim to suspect or vice versa
Indirect Transfer
