Suppose We Are Trying to Discern Whether an Individual Is

question 11

Multiple Choice

Suppose we are trying to discern whether an individual is lying based on his or her verbal and nonverbal information and cues.Which of the following statements BEST describes how well we will be able to judge whether this individual is lying?

• A)We are able to pay equal attention to the individual's verbal and nonverbal information and cues.
• B)It is very unlikely that we could judge whether the individual is lying based on either verbal or nonverbal information or cues.
• C)We cannot attend to both verbal and nonverbal cues at the same time without experiencing cognitive overload.
• D)We are more likely to pay attention to his or her nonverbal cues and,thus,determine if he or she is lying.
• E)We will probably pay more attention to her or his verbal cues and,in doing so,will have difficulty determining any deception.

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