Forensics Terms Quiz
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an unjustifiable (and usually negative) judgment toward a group and its members. This type of pre-judgment generally involves stereotyped beliefs, negative feelings, and can lead to discriminatory action.
A. Discrimination
B. Stereotypes
C. Prejudice
D. Assumptions
Processing a crime scene involves:
A. only collecting evidence and taking pictures
B. Collecting evidence, sketching the scene, taking pictures, interviewing suspects, and examining the scene
C. only examining the scene and interviewing witnesses
D. only sketching the scene and taking pictures
a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof.
A. Assumptions
B. Folkways
C. Ethnocentrism
D. Prejudice
Which of the following is correct about variables?
A. independent changes due to dependent
B. dependent changes due to dependent
C. independent never changes, it’s independent
D. dependent changes due to independent
How many teeth does a fully developed human adult normally have?
A. 20
B. 28
C. 24
D. 32
The application of a broad range of sciences to answer legal questions
A. Health Science
B. Biology
C. Physical Science
D. Forensic Science
If Mom is AB and dad is A? and the child has a B blood type what is the other allele for Dad?
A. A
B. B
C. AB
D. O
overgeneralized beliefs about the traits and attributes of members of a particular group
A. discrimination
B. stereotypes
C. norms
D. ethnic groups
Behaving differently, usually unfairly, toward members of a group.
A. Discrimination
B. Assumption
C. Prejudice
D. Custom
A person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime
A. officer
B. victim
C. out of luck
D. suspect
the ideas, beliefs, and attitudes about what is important that help guide the way you live
A. Values
B. Societal Norms
C. Ethnocentrism
D. Diffusion
Since the genotypes A and B are equally dominant this is called
A. blending
B. codominance
C. incomplete dominance
A person thought to be guilty of a crime or offense
A. victim
B. officer
C. suspect
D. bad guy
What is the hard outer covering of the tooth’s crown called?
A. pulp
B. cementum
C. dentine
D. enamel
Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific person or group of people.
A. Ethnic group
B. Identity
C. Culture
D. Folkways
