FIS 380 Final Exam questions well
answered graded A+
Mistake - correct answer ✔✔is defined as an error or fault resulting from defective judgment,
deficient knowledge, carelessness, or a misunderstanding.
Pecking order - correct answer ✔✔is a hierarchy of authority in a group or organization.
Accredation - correct answer ✔✔______________ is the act of supplying credentials or
authority to an institution by an official review board after specific requirements have been
met.
Certification - correct answer ✔✔is a process of peer review in which a person is recognized as
having attained the professional qualifications necessary to practice in one or more disciplines
of the profession.
What are ethics? - correct answer ✔✔Ethics is the study of the values and customs of a person
or group. The topic coversthe analysis and use of concepts such as right and wrong, good and
evil, andresponsibility.
Three primary ethical issues - correct answer ✔✔Outright false data
Investigation not performed
Data altered
Conditional or limited engagement (private experts)
False testimony
Intentionally ignoring available data
Recanting prior contra-positions
, Assignments beyond competence
Accepting unauthorized attorney influence
Conclusion reached before research
Conflicts of interest
Fraudulent credentials
Contingent fee (priate experts)
sociological imagination - correct answer ✔✔is the capacity to see that our individual destinies,
desires, abilities, and expectations are shaped by social and historical forces. This is a difficult
concept for some to grasp because our culture teaches us that we are self-determined
individuals whose achievements and failures are largely due to our individual efforts. The
sociological imagination is premised on the opposite view: that what you become in life is
shaped by historical and social forces that are beyond your control.
Status - correct answer ✔✔is a position that is relative to others and may be a position of high-
standing or prestige.
Office - correct answer ✔✔is the actions and/or activities expected of a person or group.
Role - correct answer ✔✔is the characteristic and expected social behavior of an individual.
Bias - correct answer ✔✔is a personal and often unreasoned judgment for or against one side.
Forensic expert historic roles - correct answer ✔✔they are expected to follow the scientific
method, state only the facts, and be disinterested by not let personal biases interfere with their
work. These expectations are specifically important when experts testify at trial because they
are getting paid for their expert opinions. They have to be able to put aside the fact that they
are being paid and focus on the unbiased truths of the case.
answered graded A+
Mistake - correct answer ✔✔is defined as an error or fault resulting from defective judgment,
deficient knowledge, carelessness, or a misunderstanding.
Pecking order - correct answer ✔✔is a hierarchy of authority in a group or organization.
Accredation - correct answer ✔✔______________ is the act of supplying credentials or
authority to an institution by an official review board after specific requirements have been
met.
Certification - correct answer ✔✔is a process of peer review in which a person is recognized as
having attained the professional qualifications necessary to practice in one or more disciplines
of the profession.
What are ethics? - correct answer ✔✔Ethics is the study of the values and customs of a person
or group. The topic coversthe analysis and use of concepts such as right and wrong, good and
evil, andresponsibility.
Three primary ethical issues - correct answer ✔✔Outright false data
Investigation not performed
Data altered
Conditional or limited engagement (private experts)
False testimony
Intentionally ignoring available data
Recanting prior contra-positions
, Assignments beyond competence
Accepting unauthorized attorney influence
Conclusion reached before research
Conflicts of interest
Fraudulent credentials
Contingent fee (priate experts)
sociological imagination - correct answer ✔✔is the capacity to see that our individual destinies,
desires, abilities, and expectations are shaped by social and historical forces. This is a difficult
concept for some to grasp because our culture teaches us that we are self-determined
individuals whose achievements and failures are largely due to our individual efforts. The
sociological imagination is premised on the opposite view: that what you become in life is
shaped by historical and social forces that are beyond your control.
Status - correct answer ✔✔is a position that is relative to others and may be a position of high-
standing or prestige.
Office - correct answer ✔✔is the actions and/or activities expected of a person or group.
Role - correct answer ✔✔is the characteristic and expected social behavior of an individual.
Bias - correct answer ✔✔is a personal and often unreasoned judgment for or against one side.
Forensic expert historic roles - correct answer ✔✔they are expected to follow the scientific
method, state only the facts, and be disinterested by not let personal biases interfere with their
work. These expectations are specifically important when experts testify at trial because they
are getting paid for their expert opinions. They have to be able to put aside the fact that they
are being paid and focus on the unbiased truths of the case.
