Studies of Observers' Ability to Detect Whether People Are Lying

question 59

Multiple Choice

Studies of observers' ability to detect whether people are lying or telling the truth indicate that the number of observers' correct judgments are ________ than one would predict from chance.

• A) dramatically greater
• B) only slighter greater
• C) somewhat less
• D) dramatically less

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Definitions:

Neutral Ph

A pH value of 7 which indicates that a solution is neither acidic nor alkaline; it is exactly in the middle of the pH scale.

Chemical Kinetics

The study of the rates at which chemical reactions proceed and the factors affecting those rates.

Collision Theory

A theory that proposes chemical reactions occur and proceed at a certain rate based on the concentration, velocity, and orientation of reacting particles during collisions.

Rate Of Formation

The speed at which a product is created in a chemical reaction, usually measured in moles per liter per second.