In the Control Question Technique of the polygraph examination, responses to control questions
A. help put the subject at ease between critical questions.
B. are more extreme in guilty subjects.
C. provide a baseline for the subject's reactivity.
D. are those which always elicit the most arousal.
C
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At work, some coworkers are discussing psychosomatic disorders. Which one of them has the best understanding of the term?
a. Hank, who says, "These disorders are not as bad as real physical illnesses." b. Anna, who says, "The concept of psychosomatic disorders is outdated. The mind and body both affect physical illness." c. Sal, who says, "I don't know why anyone would want to consciously create the symptoms of a disease." d. Ted, who says, "If you have one of these disorders you have nothing to worry about, because it's just all in your head."
In the business world, Rogers's psychotherapy:
a. received criticism particularly for its emphasis on the self-concept. b. was of less use than the traditional means of therapy. c. has been used as a training method for managers. d. is less influential than his personality theory.
Stanny and Johnson's "weapons focus" experiment, investigating memory for crime scenes, found that
A. the presence of a weapon enhances memory for all parts of the event. B. the presence of a weapon has no effect on memory for the event. C. the threat of a weapon causes people to focus their attention away from the weapon itself. D. the presence of a weapon hinders memory for other parts of the event.
In the context of Long-term memory, which of the following statements is true of flashbulb memory?
A) Stimuli that stand out are preserved in detail in a person's long-term memory. B) Hormones act independently of emotions that arise during the retrieval of a flashbulb memory. C) Information on unique stimuli is accessible only through specific cues. D) A person recreates the experience of a flashbulb memory in order to access the stored information.