The Polygraph Test Measures

question 41

Multiple Choice

The polygraph test measures

• A) activity of the sympathetic nervous system.
• B) arousal of the brain.
• C) attitudes and knowledge.
• D) physical fitness.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Performance

Refers to the execution of tasks that require mental processes like perception, memory, problem solving, and decision making.

Central Nervous System

The part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.

Neural Tube

Structure in the early stage of brain development from which the brain and spinal cord develop.

Prenatal Development

The process of growth and development within the womb, where a single-cell zygote (the result of fertilization) becomes an embryo, then a fetus, and undergoes various developmental stages before birth.