When Experts Are Given Lie Detector Results from People Who

question 105

Multiple Choice

When experts are given lie detector results from people who are known to be either innocent or guilty:

• A)they tend to be very accurate at correctly identifying both the innocent and the guilty.
• B)they are usually unable to reliably identify either the innocent or the guilty.
• C)they tend to accurately identify the guilty,but they do significantly less well in correctly identifying the innocent.
• D)they tend to accurately identify the innocent,but they do significantly less well in correctly identifying the guilty.

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Definitions:

Variable Interval

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed, used in operant conditioning.

Fixed Ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded only after a specified number of responses.

Fixed Interval

A reinforcement schedule that rewards the first response after a set period has passed.

Variable Ratio

A reinforcement schedule used in operant conditioning that rewards a response after an unpredictable number of responses, leading to high and steady rates of responding.