Witnesses and attention
Why couldn’t most us see the gorilla in the attention span test videos?
We weren’t looking for it
What was the first example of evidence besides eyewitness testimony used in forensics?
Finger/Hand prints
Who secures a crime scene
First responders such as police or other CSI team members
Used by the innocence project to exonerate any false accused
DNA evidence
Choosing what to pay attention to, like a friend talking at a loud party.Usually used to focus on one specific thing at a time.This is closely linked to other individual attention types such as sustained attention in the sense that it is used to focus on one specific thing and ignore other factors.
Selective attention
The first written book on Forensics helped distinguish death from strangulation from death of?
Drowning
What are some things done after a crime scene has been secured?
collection of evidence, photos, videos, contacting professionals, etc
DNA evidence can include
blood, skin cells, PIFs (potentially infectious fluids), or any other biological element left behind
unconscious and effortless, more robust and may last a lifetime even in the absence of further practice.Essentially the opposite of Explicit long term memory.
Long term implicit memory
When wasThe Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) crime laboratory created?
1932
Even if there is no evidence left behind that can be seen with the naked eye, why are crime scenes still secured?
because of DNA evidence and the Locard’s exchange principle (things come in with each other, they leave traces of each other on each other and the amount that gets transferred between objects (or people) depends on the interaction)
What are some of the main reasons false convictions occur?
misidentification of whiteness, Bias, lack of or misuse of DNA evidence, or ignorance/misconduct in court