Witness/Memory
Do we believe what we see and hear even after being proved wrong?
Yes, people tend to stick to what they believe that they saw even if they are incorrect, this is because our brains and senses connect together making us believe that we saw, or felt something.
The first to use fingerprints as personal identification?
The Chinese
The first thing done at a crime scene ?
It must be secured.
Twisted structure of DNA is called?
A double helix
Why doesn’t our brains process all the information our senses gather at any given moment?
It is very hard for our brains to save everything we do because it’s hard to pay very good attention to multiple things at once?
3 types of fingerprints?
Loops whorls and arches
Types of photos taken at crime scene?
Close ups, wide angles, and measurement photos should be taken.
DNA is used for what?
To identify criminals and victims.
Short-term memory last?
18-30 seconds.
Discovered forensic science?
Edmond Locard
Evidence is collected?
With a swab depending on location.
Most common form of DNA analysis is called?
Polymerase chain reaction