The National Academy of Sciences Recently Concluded That Polygraph Tests

question 169

Multiple Choice

The National Academy of Sciences recently concluded that polygraph tests

• A) are 98 percent accurate, regardless of the examiner.
• B) are more likely to label the guilty innocent than the reverse.
• C) should be used to screen employees and to aid law enforcement.
• D) should not be used to screen employees.

Recognize factors that influence a child's interest in moral issues and their development.

Identify the role of social, cultural, and cognitive factors in the advancement of an individual's morality.

Critique Lawrence Kohlberg's theory for its cultural and developmental assumptions.

Explain the concept of conventional morality and its implications for behavior.

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