Chapter 1 Vocabulary

Question 1

Analytical Skills

Answer 1

The ability to identify a concept or problem, to isolate its component parts, to organize information for decision making, to establish criteria for evaluation, and to draw appropriate conclusions.

Question 2

Forensic

Answer 2

Relating to the application of scientific knowledge to legal questions.

Question 3

Logical

Answer 3

Conclusions drawn from assumptions and known facts.

Question 4

Observation

Answer 4

What a person perceives using his or her senses.

Question 5

Deductive Reasoning

Answer 5

Deriving the consequences from the facts using a series of logical steps.

Question 6

Opinion

Answer 6

Personal belief founded on judgment rather than on direct experience or knowledge.

Question 7

Perception

Answer 7

Interpreting information received from the senses.

Question 8

Eyewitness

Answer 8

A person who has seen someone or something and can communicate these facts.

Question 9

Fact

Answer 9

A statement or assertion of information that can be verified.