Use the skin conductance response to explain how a lie detection test works
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The skin conductance response (SCR) is one component of a lie detection test. To measure SCR, a small current is passed through electrodes placed on the fingers. Resistance to the current changes with changes in the amount an individual sweats. It is assumed that the guilt or anxiety associated with lying corresponds to increase resistance or a greater SCR response.
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What did Freud mean by projection?
a. Going to the opposite extreme to cover up an undesirable quality b. Moving an unacceptable thought or impulse into the unconscious c. Diverting a behavior toward a less threatening target d. Attributing your undesirable qualities to other people
Hsi-Yen came to the United States from China when she was 14. Compared to her brother, who was 5 when he arrived, Hsi-Yen is most likely to have difficulty with
a. phonology. b. constructing a simple sentence. c. mastery of pragmatics. d. vocabulary.
Which of the following would most likely qualify as true imitation?
a. A monkey learns to fear a snake after observing its mother’s reaction. b. A blackbird learns to mob owls after watching other birds do it. c. A rat develops an aversion to a food it was eating with a companion after seeing the companion get sick. d. A dog pushes a screen out of the way of food to the left after seeing another dog move the screen that way.
Stanley broke up with his boyfriend Chris. Chris is smart, talented, and funny, but has bad body odor. Sharon decides that Stanley broke up with Chris because of the smell. Sharon is relying on what to make this assumption?
A. principle of noncommon effects B. external attribution C. just world hypothesis D. internal locus of control