TOPIC 2- Collection and processing of forensic evidence.

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Making a decision using contextual information about a case. This is known as?
Top down processing
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What evidence did the experts look at in Dror (2005/ 2006) and Brandon Mayfield?
Fingerprints
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When the expert anticipates the outcome due to information from the initial observer. This is called?
Expectancy bias
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What was the design used in Hall and Player?
Independent measures design
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Making a decision using biological evidence only. This is the definition of?
Bottom up processing
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What was the method used in Hall and Player?
Field experiment
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The participants in Dror 2005 were university...
Students
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Expert believes they are always right, even when there is contradictory evidence. This is known as?
Overconfidence bias
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In Dror 2006 how many of the fingerprint experts changed their original decision?
Four
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If an expert is asked to validate a decision of a peer, they may be biased to agree with their peer. This is a definition of?
Conformity effect
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Using a line up of evidence to judge against, is known as ?
Six Pack
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A way to reduce selective attention is ...
Falsification
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A way in which to reduce overconfidence bias in experts is to ... them
Train
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