In What Year Did the Supreme Court Decide That Polygraph

question 21

Multiple Choice

In what year did the Supreme Court decide that polygraph results were not admissible as evidence?

• A) 1990
• B) 1987
• C) 1982
• D) 1974

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Definitions:

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening of a conditioned response when the reinforcement is no longer provided.

Stimulus Generalization

A psychological phenomenon in which a response that has been conditioned for one stimulus is evoked by another, similar stimulus.

Response Attenuation

The reduced reaction to a stimulus over time, typically as a result of repeated exposure.

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which a conditioned response is triggered by stimuli that are similar but not identical to the original conditioned stimulus.