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:

Related Mcqs:

1. 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.

   A. Electrocardiograph
   B. Myograph
   C. Electroencephalograph
   D. Polygraph

2. 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.

3. 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

4. A hormone that increase heart rate, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels in time of emergency is: _________?

   A. Epinephrine
   B. Glycogen.
   C. Testosterone.
   D. Insulin.

5. A device that measures heart rate respiration and blood pressure(i.e, autonomic arousal) is _________?

   A. An electromyocardiograph
   B. A galvanic response meter
   C. An electroercephalograph
   D. A polygraph

6. As Erica watched the televised drawing of lottery numbers, she had the winning combination. If heart starts to race at the same instant that she feels euphoria over winning the lottery, Erica’s response pattern would lend support to __________?

   A. The common-sense view of emotion
   B. The James-Lange theory of emotion
   C. The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion
   D. Izard’s evolutionary theory of emotion

7. Which brain structure is at the heart of the fight-or-fight response?

   A. Hypothalamus
   B. Hippocampus
   C. Carebellum
   D. Thalamus

8. A competitive driver approaches the end of the board with rapidly beating heart and a dry mouth, a result of increased

   A. Adrenaline
   B. Amines.
   C. Cortisone
   D. Endrophins.

9. A psychotherapist suggests that Theresa can effectively reduce the anger she feels toward her ex-boy friend by tearing pictures of him into little pieces. This therapeutic technique is based on the: ___________?

   A. James-Lange theory.
   B. Catharsis hypothesis.
   C. Relative deprivation theory.
   D. Two-factor theory.

10. One of the most stressful events on the major life changes scale is ____________?

    A. Death of a spouse
    B. Divorce
    C. Losing a job
    D. Major move