A local investigative reporter decides to check the accuracy of polygraphs, so he asks a company to participate. The company calls several polygraph examiners to evaluate all employees who they say may have had access to equipment that is missing
Several of the polygraph examiners report that Ed is the likely culprit, despite the fact that no equipment is missing. What type of error have these polygraph examiners made?
a) false positive
b) false negative
c) true positive
d) true negative
A
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A. restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior. B. below-average intelligence given the individual's age and education. C. below-average academic achievement given the individual's intelligence. D. significant perceptual deficits.
The abbreviation LAD refers to which of the following?
A) An acquired process of language development B) A learned language processor C) An innate language processor D) A language directional device
A(n) __________ design permits researchers to check if cohort effects are operating
A) experimental B) longitudinal C) cross-sectional D) sequential
In Alan Baddeley's model of short-term memory, the _______________ decides where to focus attention and selectively hones in on specific aspects of a stimulus.
A. phonological loop B. central executive C. visuospatial sketch pad D. episodic buffer