Bert committed a crime, and is currently undergoing a polygraph test. He is trying some countermeasures that he read about on the Internet, and he is hoping that, with the help of these countermeasures (e.g., controlled breathing), he will be able to fool the polygraph examiner. If he succeeds in fooling the examiner, he could be said to be a
A. false negative.
B. false positive.
C. true negative.
D. true positive.
A
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Compared to use in Europe, Canada, and Australia, psychostimulant use in the United States is
a. about equal. b. about half the rate. c. 3 to 10 times higher. d. almost 100 times higher.
The reticular formation (RF) is associated with
a. hunger and thirst. b. attention and wakefulness. c. sex, rage, and emotion. d. pleasure and punishment.
What does it meant to say that a study is "double-blind"?
a. Each patient receives both the drug being tested and a placebo, so that the effects of the drug can be compared to the effects of the patient's expectations. b. While the patient is aware to what treatment he or she is receiving, his or her family, friends, and therapist are not. c. Both the patient being given the drug and whoever will evaluate the drug's effects do not know whether the patient was given the treatment or the placebo. d. Two conditions are used, a treatment and a placebo.
Which of these individuals is part of a group that has a relatively high
rate of alcohol abuse? a) Dan who is a Native American b) Emily who is a French American c) Hans who is a German American d) Thuy who is an Asian American