Marcia Is Undergoing an FMRI to Determine If She Is

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Multiple Choice

Marcia is undergoing an fMRI to determine if she is lying about her role in a bank robbery.How might the fMRI evidence by used?

• A) It can accurately show if Marcia is lying.
• B) It can accurately show if Marcia is remembering taking part in the bank robbery.
• C) It can accurately show if Marcia is upset about her role in the bank robbery.
• D) None of these. fMRI cannot accurately detect lying behaviour in individuals.

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