Observation & Perception Flashcards
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An officer responding at night should position a flashlight to:
Answer: Illuminate the area without blinding themselves
Proper lighting improves observation while avoiding self-glare that ruins night vision.
Which description gives the MOST useful suspect information in a broadcast?
Answer: Male, ~6 ft, red hoodie, blue jeans, heading north on Main
Specific, objective physical and directional details make a description actionable.
Perceiving something that is not actually present is called a:
Answer: Hallucination or perceptual error
Perceiving stimuli that are not present is a perceptual error or hallucination.
An officer expects a certain person to be guilty and therefore notices only evidence supporting that belief. This is:
Answer: Confirmation bias
Confirmation bias is focusing on information that supports a pre-existing belief.
To estimate a suspect's height with no reference object, the best approach is to:
Answer: Compare them to a nearby fixed object like a doorway
Comparing to a known fixed reference improves height estimation accuracy.
Maintaining awareness of everything happening around you in a scene is called:
Answer: Situational awareness
Situational awareness is continuous attention to the surrounding environment.
Under high stress, an officer may experience 'tunnel vision,' which means:
Answer: Narrowed focus that misses surrounding details
Stress-induced tunnel vision narrows attention and causes loss of peripheral detail.