Mr. Hanson is strongly suspected of embezzling money from his employer. He has denied the allegation. To determine whether he is lying, investigators are most likely to ask Mr. Hanson to take a (n)_______-test.

Related Mcqs:

1. Although newspapers reported that a murder victim had been stabbed with a knife, two police investigators knew that the actual murder weapon was a letter openor. While carefully monitoring the changes in heart and perspiration level of a prime suspect, the investigators asked him if he typically used a letter opener on his mail. The investigators were making use of the:

   A. Relative deprivation principle.
   B. Guilty knowledge test
   C. Adaptation-level phenomenon
   D. Two-factor theory

2. If you saw with his pupils dilated (enlarged) you would most likely assume that he was _________?

   A. Angry
   B. Disgusted
   C. Happy
   D. Scared

3. After receiving an unexpected “A” on his psychology test, Jordan was easily persuaded went out for dinner. This best illustrates the:

   A. Cartharsis hypothesis.
   B. Relative deprivation principle.
   C. Feel-good, do-good phenomenon.
   D. Adaptation-level phenomenon.

4. Relatively high levels of physiological arousal would most likely interfere with effectively:

   A. Enjoying a televised football game.
   B. Solving a crossword puzzle
   C. Washing dishes.
   D. Riding a bicycle.

5. You are feeling a lot of fear, the brain site most likely involved is ____________?

   A. The midbrain
   B. The left hemisphere
   C. The right hemisphere
   D. The amygdala

6. As a psychologist employed by a medical school, Dr.McNerney specializes in research of the causes of stress and on the effectiveness of various techniques for coping with stress. Dr McNerney is most likely a (n)_______psychologist.

   A. Behavioral
   B. Health
   C. Forensic
   D. Educational

7. After overcoming the initial shock of having her car stolen, Marlys calls the police for help and begins to possible witnesses. At this point Marlys is most likely in the_______stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

   A. Exhaustion
   B. Stress appraisal
   C. Resistance
   D. Adjustment

8. The, “Is your address(person’s address)?” asked during the administration of a lie detector test, is a(n)______question.

   A. Control
   B. Critical
   C. Relevant
   D. Irrelevant

9. As a member of the diplomatic corps, Alex was given special training in the customs, language, and religions of the Third World country where he would be living. However, Alex probably needed little training to correctly interpret his hosts’ expressions of emotion as revealed by their:

   A. Facial expressions
   B. Tones of voice
   C. Verbal experiences
   D. Body postures

10. Lewis has suffered from acute stress for years. He is presently learning to relax with a device that provides him with information about changes in tension in his forehead muscles. Lewis’ case illustrates the use of: ___________?

    A. Biofeedback
    B. The general adaptation syndrome.
    C. Psychoanalysis.
    D. Cognitive therapy.