Eyewitnesses Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

AP Psychology Chapter 9Automatic processing - correct answer refers to our unconscious encoding of incidental information such as space, time, and frequency, and of well-learned information. Chunking - correct answer is the memory technique of organizing material into familiar, meaningful units. Deja vu - correct answer is the false sense that you have already experienced a current situation. Echoic memory - correct answer is the momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli, lasting abo...

NC BLET Criminal InvestigationWhere can we find victims, witnesses, and/or suspects? - correct answers Canvassing What are the three sources of statements? - correct answers Witness, Victims, and Suspects. What is usually the most important type of evidence? - correct answers Physical What goes on photographs? - correct answers Case #, type of case, date and time. Put a video camera on what? - correct answers Mute/silent. What are some reasons for establishing an M.O. for investigating a cr...

What is a constitution? - Answer- A written document which embodies the basic laws of a nation or state that defines the powers and duties of the government and guarantees certain rights to the public When did the U.S. Constitution become effective? - Answer- March 1789 Why was the U.S. Constitution established? - Answer- To "form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of l...

accident investigation collect facts; not to find fault fault finding can cause reticence among witnesses who have valuable information to share emergency procedures first thing to do when an accident takes place bringing the situation under control and caring for the injured worker evidence suggests that the same factors that cause minor accidents cause major accidents primary witness eyewitnesses to the accident secondary witness witnesses who did not a...

Red Scare Latest Update with Certified Solutions demobilization transition from wartime to peacetime production levels problems caused by demobilization lower production, unemployment, the recession main causes of the strikes of 1919 working hard for many hours and getting very little pay groups americans blamed for the strikes and other labor problems communists, immigrants, especially russians why did americans blame these groups for the labor problems? communism is founded on the idea of ...

Constitutional Law MPTC Questions and Answers 100% correct Constitutional law Basic law of the land in the United constitution Statutory law Written and enacted by legislative branches of state of federal goverment Case law Courts decisions Bill of rights First ten amendments - provides protections for individual liberties and specific prohibitions on government power 1st admendment Establishes freedom of religion,speech,press,assembly,petitions Religion ...

Forensic Psychology Ch.1-3 Exam 1 |100 Questions| With Complete Solutions Graded A+ Any application of psychological research, methods, theory, and practice to a task faced by the legal system -Answer-Forensic Psychology The research of human behavior related to the legal process -Answer-Forensic Psychology The professional practice of psychology within or in consultation with the legal system -Answer- Forensic Psychology How does developmental psychology contribute to forensics? -Answer...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. In terms of procedure, a. b. c. d. ANS: felony cases involve more steps and protections for defendants than misdemeanor cases. misdemeanor cases involve more steps and protections for defendants than felony cases. felony and misdemeanor cases have exactly the same procedures. most states require grand jury review in misdemeanor cases but not in felony cases. C LO: 1 REF: p.54 CHAPTER 3 2. An indictment is a formal criminal charge issued by a. the police. b. the j...

Retrieval environment - Answer- New environments inhibit recognition. (Correct answer) short-term memory - Answer- memory storage system that briefly holds a limited amount of information in awareness long-term memory - Answer- relatively permanent storage of information encoding - Answer- processing of information so that it can be stored storage - Answer- retention of encoded representations retrieval - Answer- act of recalling or remembering stored information when it is needed...

Criminal Investigation - ANSWER--criminal investigation is the process of legally gathering evidence of a crime that has been/being committed. A lawful search for people/land/things useful in reconstructing the circumstances of an illegal act or omission and the mental state accompanying it Bias - ANSWER--highly personal & unreasoned distortion of judgment Crime - ANSWER-An act/omission forbidden by law and punishable by a fine/imprisonment/even death. Crimes and their penalties are establ...