Exam 4: Section 2: The Psychology of Forensic Identification: Dna, Fingerprints, and Physical Trace Evidence

A survey was administered to high school seniors in Anytown. According to the survey results, fewer than 0.5% of the students drove drunk in the previous 3 months. Three months later, the survey was repeated and it again indicated that fewer than 0.5% of Anytown seniors drove drunk in the previous 3 months. On the basis of this information, the survey has:

Class characteristics can best be described as:

The tendency to seek out information that supports our beliefs is known as:

Research noted in the text reveals that jurors:

According to the text, most practitioners working with forensic science hold only a(n):

Reliability refers to:

Biological evidence may include:

Physical evidence may include:

Biometrics is the:

Two fingerprint examiners have independently concluded that the suspect can be excluded as the source of the print. This scenario illustrates the _____ of fingerprint analysis as a measure.