Fire Investigator: Chapter 1 UPDATED ACTUAL and Correct Answers

Fire Investigator: Chapter 1 UPDATED ACTUAL and Correct
Answers
Question: administrative review
Answer:
review of an investigator's work carried out within the investigator's organization
to ensure that policy has been followed and quality standards have been met

Question: authority having jurisdiction (AHJ)
Answer:
an organization, office, or individual responsible for enforcing
the requirements of a code or standard or for approving equipment, materials, and installation, or a
procedure

Question: code
Answer:
a standard that is an extensive compilation of provisions covering broad subject matter or that is
suitable
for adoption into law independently of other codes and standards

Question: cognitive testing
Answer:
the use of a person's thinking skills and judgment to evaluate the empirical data and
challenge the conclusions of the final hypothesis

Question: confirmation bias
Answer:
the attempt to prove a hypothesis instead of disproving a hypothesis, by relying only
on data that support the hypothesis and ignoring or dismissing contradictory information, resulting in a
failure to
consider alternative hypotheses or the premature discounting of an alternative hypothesis

Question: Deductive reasoning
Answer:
the process by which conclusions are drawn by logical inference from given
premises

Question: empirical data