Under the Silent Witness Theory, Which of the Following Is

question 40

Multiple Choice

Under the silent witness theory, which of the following is not part of the authentication process?

• A) Someone must testify that the video tape from a surveillance camera fairly and accurately portrays the events that occurred based on his or her personal knowledge.
• B) The video tape from the surveillance camera depicts a date and time.
• C) The video tape from the surveillance camera shows no evidence of having been edited or tampered with.
• D) There is testimony identifying individuals depicted in the video tape from the surveillance camera.

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Definitions:

Institutional Review Board

A committee that reviews and approves research involving human subjects to ensure ethical standards are met.

Experiment

A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact by controlling and manipulating variables.

Confound

A variable that influences both the dependent and independent variables in a study, potentially misleading the results or conclusions.

Independent Variable

In an experiment, the variable that is manipulated or changed by the researcher to observe its effects on the dependent variable.