If a polygraph examiner asks a subject, "Did you ever steal anything?" the examiner is administering what type of polygraph test?

A. Relevant/irrelevant
B. Control question
C. Directed lie
D. Concealed knowledge


Answer: B

Psychology

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a. civil commitment c. criminal commitment b. institutionalization d. civil hospitalization

Psychology

Monoamine oxidase is __________

a. the enzyme that breaks down norepinephrine and dopamine b. a neurotransmitter c. a schedule I drug d. the part of the brain that regulates sex

Psychology

Looking for properties that words and concepts have in common is a type of elaboration known as:

a. discriminative processing b. generalized processing c. acoustic processing d. relational processing

Psychology

Basic emotions are also known as ______.

A. innate emotions B. primary emotions C. general emotions D. foundational emotions

Psychology