FSC271H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Forensic Science, Dental Impression, Null Hypothesis

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Lecture 1: ethics and professionalism in forensic sciences. Forensic relating to or denoting the application of scientific methods and techniques to the investigation of crime. Science systematic study of nature and behavior of the material and physical universe based on observation, experiment, and measurement. Ethics general study of ideals regarding human behavior and guiding principles. Moral concerned with principles of right and wrong of human character. Scientific method body of techniques for investigation of phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge. Based on gathering observable, empirical, and measurable evidence. Used to minimize influences from personal and cultural beliefs. Cognitive bias: contextual bias (pressure, teamwork, confirmation bias (fit the hypothesis, avoidance of cognitive dissonance. Avoid through: working in linear fashion, managing flow of information in a lab. Scientific theories can never be proven only disproven. Analyzing crime scene + potential evidence left there: hypothesis. Form logical hypothesis (null hypothesis: test hypothesis.

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