Because It Is Difficult to Determine for Certain Whether a Person

question 140

Multiple Choice

Because it is difficult to determine for certain whether a person who has been accused of breaking the law is innocent or guilty, most studies of lie detection use the

• A) guilty-knowledge technique.
• B) control-question technique.
• C) mock-crime procedure.
• D) all of the above
• E) both A and B

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Definitions:

Pain Behaviors

Manifestations or expressions of pain, including facial expressions, verbalizations, posture, and activities that may change due to pain.

Gate Control Theory

A theory that proposes that the spinal cord contains a neurological "gate" that either blocks pain signals or allows them to continue on to the brain.

Spinal Cord

A long, thin, tubular bundle of nervous tissue and support cells that extends from the brain. It is a major part of the central nervous system and acts as a conduit for signals between the brain and the rest of the body.

Sensory Information

Input received through the senses, such as sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch, which is then processed by the brain.