According to a Study Conducted by Honts, Raskin, and Kircher

question 31

Multiple Choice

According to a study conducted by Honts, Raskin, and Kircher (1994) , the use of countermeasures _____ the detection of guilty suspects by 50%, and the examiners _____ able to tell that the suspects were manipulating their own arousal patterns.

• A) reduced; were not.
• B) increased; were
• C) reduced; were
• D) increased; were not

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Definitions:

Flooding

Flooding is a psychological treatment method for phobias and anxiety disorders where an individual is exposed to an overwhelming amount of the feared stimulus in order to extinguish the fear response.

Hypochondriasis

A condition characterized by an excessive preoccupation with the fear of having a serious disease.

Childhood Repression

A defense mechanism identified by psychoanalytic theory, where unpleasant childhood memories are unconsciously blocked out as a protective measure.

Aversive Conditioning

A form of behavior modification that involves using unpleasant stimuli to discourage undesirable behaviors.