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APCAT - Alberta Police Cognitive Ability Logical Reasoning in Policing Flashcards

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  1. No officer under 25 years of age is assigned to homicide investigations. Constable Ng is assigned to a homicide investigation. What can be concluded?

    Answer: Constable Ng is 25 or older.

    If no officer under 25 works homicide, and Constable Ng works homicide, she must be 25 or older.

  2. A sergeant reviews three incident reports. Report 1 has three errors, Report 2 has more errors than Report 1, and Report 3 has fewer errors than Report 2 but more than Report 1. Which report has the most errors?

    Answer: Report 2

    Report 2 has more errors than Report 1 (3), making it the highest. Report 3 is between them.

  3. Every time a particular building's alarm is triggered between midnight and 3 AM, it turns out to be a false alarm. The alarm at that building activates at 01:30. What is the most logical conclusion?

    Answer: This is likely a false alarm.

    The established pattern indicates alarms between midnight and 3 AM at that building are always false. The most logical conclusion is that this alarm is likely false too.

  4. Four suspects — Ali, Bono, Chen, and Diaz — are interviewed about a robbery. Ali and Chen cannot both be guilty. Diaz is guilty. Can both Ali and Chen be guilty?

    Answer: No, Ali and Chen cannot both be guilty.

    The stated rule is that Ali and Chen cannot both be guilty, regardless of Diaz's guilt.

  5. In a patrol zone, incidents requiring immediate response always occur between 20:00 and 02:00. An incident is reported at 23:45. What can be logically inferred?

    Answer: The incident requires immediate response.

    23:45 falls within the 20:00–02:00 window, and incidents in that window always require immediate response.

  6. If a suspect provides a false alibi, investigators increase surveillance. If surveillance increases, additional officers are deployed. A suspect has provided a false alibi. What can be concluded?

    Answer: Additional officers will be deployed.

    Applying the chain: false alibi leads to increased surveillance, which leads to additional officers deployed.