In One Study,polygraph Experts Interpreted the Polygraph Data of 100

question 91

Multiple Choice

In one study,polygraph experts interpreted the polygraph data of 100 people who had been suspects in crimes of theft.Had the polygraph experts been the judges of guilt or innocence

• A) less than 5 percent of the truly guilty would have been declared innocent.
• B) less than 5 percent of the truly innocent would have been declared guilty.
• C) more than one-third of the truly innocent would have been declared guilty.
• D) more than two-thirds of the truly guilty would have been declared innocent.

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Definitions:

Exposure Therapies

Behavioral techniques, such as systematic desensitization, that treat anxieties by exposing people (in imagination or actuality) to the things they fear and avoid.

Mary Cover Jones

Known as the "mother of behavior therapy," she conducted pioneering work on desensitization and counterconditioning techniques.

Systematic Desensitization

A behavior therapy used to reduce phobic anxiety through the gradual exposure to the feared stimulus paired with relaxation exercises.

Anxiety-arousing Stimuli

External events or circumstances that provoke anxiety responses.