Although Newspapers Reported That a Murder Victim Had Been Stabbed

question 8

Multiple Choice

Although newspapers reported that a murder victim had been stabbed with a knife, two police investigators knew that the actual murder weapon was a letter opener. While carefully monitoring the changes in heart rate and perspiration level of a prime suspect, the investigators asked him if he typically used a letter opener on his mail. The investigators were making use of the

• A) adaptation-level phenomenon.
• B) relative deprivation principle.
• C) guilty knowledge test.
• D) catharsis hypothesis.

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Definitions:

Nearsightedness

Nearsightedness, also known as myopia, is a condition of the eye where close objects appear clear, but distant objects appear blurry, resulting from a longer eyeball or excessive curvature of the cornea.

Focuses

Directs attention, effort, or concentration toward a specific object, activity, or task.

Retina

The thin lining at the back of the eye that contains light-sensitive cells which convert light into neural signals for visual recognition by the brain.

Window Pane

A pane of glass used to fill openings in a building and allow light into rooms while providing a barrier from the environment; often a metaphor for clarity of thought or vision.