Josh and his friends were watching a televised debate between two political candidates. When the candidates were asked by the moderator if they had accepted donations from any questionable sources, one of the candidates began to laugh nervously and speak less fluently than before. Josh and his friends should conclude that
A. the candidate is obviously lying, and they should vote for the other one.
B. the candidate is obviously telling the truth, but he is nervous.
C. no conclusions can be drawn, because a question like that would make everybody act guilty.
D. the candidate may simply be nervous about the question, but he is acting like he is being dishonest.
Answer: D
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a. ?She hears her uncle describe his dog Bob rolling around with a dead fish, but has not yet met Bob. b. ?She sees Gus roll in the grass and then finds a dead mouse in the same area. c. ?She sometimes sees dogs through the car window that are rolling in the grass. d. ?She sees a nature show on television about hyenas who engage in the same activity.
Studies involving deception ____
a. are not permitted under any circumstances b. do not require that participants ever be debriefed c. should not be done with participants with diminished mental capacity d. should not be done if the deception involves concealing possible harm
The EEG has good temporal resolution but poor ______ resolution.
A. visual B. auditory C. spatial D. temporal
Robert Sternberg constructed the ___________ theory of intelligence
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