An Officer Who Uses a Flash Light to Look Inside

question 48

Multiple Choice

An officer who uses a flash light to look inside the front seat of a locked,illegally parked automobile on a public street and notices a bag of marijuana on a front seat has:

• A)conducted an illegal search because he enhanced his normal senses with a flashlight.
• B)conducted an illegal search because he looked into the windows of a locked car.
• C)not conducted a search at all and his actions are not in violation of the Fourth Amendment because the marijuana was in plain view.
• D)conducted a legal search because under the Fourth Amendment he can use a flashlight.

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Definitions:

External Attributions

The process of assigning the cause of an individual's behavior to factors outside the person, such as the social situation or environmental factors.

Poor Performance

The occurrence of failing to meet minimum accepted standards or objectives within professional or personal tasks.

Attribution Biases

Refers to the systematic errors made when people evaluate or try to find reasons for their own and others' behaviors.

Criticizing Performance

involves providing feedback on an individual's work or actions with a focus on areas of improvement, aiming to foster development and enhance performance.