forensic reasoning
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bottom up
cognition is produced by perception
top down
perception is constructed by cognition
in forensics categories include
features that are important for analysis but can also go wrong
script
a mental set of instructions in how to deal with similar situations
schema
is a border term and includes all of the components that we believe to go with a certain category
story model
is when people, like on a jury, try to make all of the information fit into a cohesive story
explanatory model
is about the same as the Story Model, but includes a wider set of features, including deciding between competing models to explain the data
mental contamination
is information that the examiner doesn’t need to know in order to correctly carry out an exam, but if known could influence the outcome of the analysis