CPI Evidence Collection & Analysis 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the first step when analyzing collected paranormal evidence?
- Delete extra footage
- Organize and catalog all evidence (Correct answer)
- Share findings immediately
- Ignore low-quality recordings
Correct answer: Organize and catalog all evidence
Initial review involves organizing and cataloging all data including audio, video, and environmental readings.
Question 2: Why is it important to analyze audio recordings in a quiet environment?
- To improve battery life
- To reduce contamination during review (Correct answer)
- To enhance sound quality automatically
- To avoid technical interference
Correct answer: To reduce contamination during review
Minimizing external noise ensures accurate identification of EVPs or anomalies in the recording.
Question 3: What software can help enhance faint EVP recordings?
- Photoshop
- Audacity (Correct answer)
- Lightroom
- Zoom
Correct answer: Audacity
Audio editing software like Audacity allows enhancement of frequencies and noise reduction to identify potential EVPs.
Question 4: Why is time-stamping important in video/audio analysis?
- It improves resolution
- It helps match events across data sources (Correct answer)
- It disables background noise
- It speeds up playback
Correct answer: It helps match events across data sources
Time-stamping helps correlate events across different devices and validate reported phenomena.
Question 5: How should still images be evaluated during evidence analysis?
- By zooming in repeatedly
- By comparing to baseline images (Correct answer)
- By using filters
- By skipping blurry images
Correct answer: By comparing to baseline images
Images should be reviewed for anomalies, validated against baseline photos, and checked for camera artifacts.
Question 6: What should be done if an anomaly is suspected in footage?
- Assume it’s paranormal
- Enhance and review with team consensus (Correct answer)
- Delete to avoid confusion
- Edit and publish immediately
Correct answer: Enhance and review with team consensus
Suspected anomalies should be reviewed by multiple team members to ensure objectivity and reduce bias.
Question 7: Why should environmental conditions be logged during evidence review?
- To increase suspense
- To match recordings to client reports
- To correlate activity with environmental changes (Correct answer)
- To format video files
Correct answer: To correlate activity with environmental changes
Environmental logs provide context and help explain or rule out natural causes for anomalies.
Question 8: What is pareidolia, and how does it affect evidence analysis?
- A camera setting
- A visual illusion causing misinterpretation (Correct answer)
- A ghost communication method
- A type of EVP
Correct answer: A visual illusion causing misinterpretation
Pareidolia is seeing familiar patterns in random data, which can lead to misinterpreting natural visuals as paranormal.
Question 9: What is the benefit of maintaining an evidence logbook?
- To store unused batteries
- To organize and document all findings systematically (Correct answer)
- To reduce equipment load
- To track team availability
Correct answer: To organize and document all findings systematically
An evidence logbook ensures accountability, detailed documentation, and organization for follow-up investigations.
CPI Evidence Collection & Analysis 1
What is the first step when analyzing collected paranormal evidence?