Question 1

Most polygraph examiners using the Comparison Question Test (CQT)score according to the:

Accepted Answer

A) suspect's demeanour during the test 
B) information from the case file 
C) physiological responses 
D) suspect's past criminal record 
E) all of the above 
A) suspect's demeanour during the test 
B) information from the case file 
C) physiological responses 
D) suspect's past criminal record 
E) all of the above

Question 2

What type of test is used to uncover information about an offender's past behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A) Concealed information test 
B) Guilty knowledge test 
C) Polygraph disclosure test 
D) Control question test 
E) Historical assessment test 
A) Concealed information test 
B) Guilty knowledge test 
C) Polygraph disclosure test 
D) Control question test 
E) Historical assessment test

Question 3

Melissa is participating in a deception detection study.She is given a set of 12 videos to watch and is required to indicate whether the person in the video is telling the truth or lying.She indicates that she believes 10 of the 12 to be telling the truth.Her results demonstrate what phenomenon in deception detection studies?

Accepted Answer

A) A lie bias 
B) The challenge of determining ground truth 
C) A truth bias 
D) Wizard-like detection ability 
E) The cognitive complexity hypothesis 
A) A lie bias 
B) The challenge of determining ground truth 
C) A truth bias 
D) Wizard-like detection ability 
E) The cognitive complexity hypothesis

Question 4

A study by Hillman,Vrij,and Mann (2012)found that _____________ were more associated with truth-telling relative to lying.

Accepted Answer

A) illustrators 
B) shrugs and indications of "I don't know" 
C) head nodding 
D) rhythmic hand gestures 
E) smiling 
A) illustrators 
B) shrugs and indications of "I don't know" 
C) head nodding 
D) rhythmic hand gestures 
E) smiling

Question 5

Research has found that feigning psychosis often was associated with diagnosis of what other mental disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) Obsessive-compulsive disorder 
B) Hypochondriasis 
C) Antisocial personality disorder 
D) Borderline personality disorder 
E) Bipolar depression 
A) Obsessive-compulsive disorder 
B) Hypochondriasis 
C) Antisocial personality disorder 
D) Borderline personality disorder 
E) Bipolar depression

Question 6

What has been identified as a major problem particular to the Comparison Question Test (CQT)?

Accepted Answer

A) high false-negative rate 
B) high false-positive rate 
C) the use of extra-polygraph cues by the examiner 
D) falsely classifying guilty suspects as innocent 
E) difficult to tell,because no North American studies have been conducted on the CQT 
A) high false-negative rate 
B) high false-positive rate 
C) the use of extra-polygraph cues by the examiner 
D) falsely classifying guilty suspects as innocent 
E) difficult to tell,because no North American studies have been conducted on the CQT

Question 7

Recent research by Matsumoto,Hwang,Skinner,and Frank (2011)has recommended that during interrogations,investigators should pay attention not only to what a suspect says but also the suspect's face.Why was this recommendation made?

Accepted Answer

A) Evidence suggests facial temperature increases when suspects are lying. 
B) Studies have found that eye movements and gaze aversion are indicative of deception. 
C) Research suggests that micro facial expressions reflect the true emotions someone is feeling 
D) Truth tellers have been found to display greater facial movements relative to liars 
E) An increase in mouth and forehead movements have been linked to telling a lie. 
A) Evidence suggests facial temperature increases when suspects are lying. 
B) Studies have found that eye movements and gaze aversion are indicative of deception. 
C) Research suggests that micro facial expressions reflect the true emotions someone is feeling 
D) Truth tellers have been found to display greater facial movements relative to liars 
E) An increase in mouth and forehead movements have been linked to telling a lie.

Question 8

Which of the following are potential applications of the polygraph in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) Polygraph testing is used to screen prospective employees in certain agencies. 
B) Polygraph results are used to pressure individuals to confess to a crime. 
C) A polygraph test may be administered to the alleged victim of a crime to help determine whether the crime has indeed occurred. 
D) A polygraph test may be administered to verify insurance claims. 
E) All of the above 
A) Polygraph testing is used to screen prospective employees in certain agencies. 
B) Polygraph results are used to pressure individuals to confess to a crime. 
C) A polygraph test may be administered to the alleged victim of a crime to help determine whether the crime has indeed occurred. 
D) A polygraph test may be administered to verify insurance claims. 
E) All of the above

Question 9

When using brain-based polygraph techniques,what does ERP stand for?

Accepted Answer

A) emotional response pattern 
B) event response pattern 
C) event-related brain potential 
D) emotional-related brain potential 
E) none of the above 
A) emotional response pattern 
B) event response pattern 
C) event-related brain potential 
D) emotional-related brain potential 
E) none of the above

Question 10

The incidence of malingering in the general population is:

Accepted Answer

A) less than 1% 
B) about 5% 
C) about 10% 
D) about 20% 
E) unknown 
A) less than 1% 
B) about 5% 
C) about 10% 
D) about 20% 
E) unknown

Question 11

One advantage of using laboratory studies to test the accuracy of the polygraph is that __________; one disadvantage is __________ as compared to field studies.

Accepted Answer

A) you have better control over the variables; ground truth cannot be established 
B) ground truth is known; the motivational level of the subject 
C) you can randomly assign subjects to innocent and guilty conditions; you have more control over the variables 
D) university students are used; the motivational level of the subject 
E) you can randomly assign subjects to innocent and guilty conditions; it is unethical 
A) you have better control over the variables; ground truth cannot be established 
B) ground truth is known; the motivational level of the subject 
C) you can randomly assign subjects to innocent and guilty conditions; you have more control over the variables 
D) university students are used; the motivational level of the subject 
E) you can randomly assign subjects to innocent and guilty conditions; it is unethical

Question 12

According to your textbook,what is the most common physiological response measured when administering the Concealed Information Test (CIT)?

Accepted Answer

A) palmar sweating 
B) heart rate 
C) blood pressure 
D) eye blinks 
E) none of the above 
A) palmar sweating 
B) heart rate 
C) blood pressure 
D) eye blinks 
E) none of the above

Question 13

Which polygraph test does not assess deception but seeks to determine whether the suspect knows details about a crime that only the person who committed the crime would know?

Accepted Answer

A) Polygraph disclosure test 
B) Comparison question test 
C) Concealed information test 
D) Ground truth test 
E) Truth evasion test 
A) Polygraph disclosure test 
B) Comparison question test 
C) Concealed information test 
D) Ground truth test 
E) Truth evasion test

Question 14

Which of the following has not been found effective as a countermeasure to "beat" the polygraph test?

Accepted Answer

A) tongue-biting 
B) pressing toes on the floor 
C) counting backwards 
D) anti-anxiety drugs 
E) all of the above have been found effective as countermeasures 
A) tongue-biting 
B) pressing toes on the floor 
C) counting backwards 
D) anti-anxiety drugs 
E) all of the above have been found effective as countermeasures

Question 15

The first polygraph test was developed by:

Accepted Answer

A) John Larson 
B) William Marston 
C) a group of FBI researchers 
D) James Frye 
E) Hugo Munsterberg 
A) John Larson 
B) William Marston 
C) a group of FBI researchers 
D) James Frye 
E) Hugo Munsterberg

Question 16

Dr.Parsons conducted a study comparing a group of individuals diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder to a group of individuals believed to be faking post-traumatic stress disorder in order to obtain worker's compensation.What type of study design is Dr.Parsons using to investigate malingering?

Accepted Answer

A) known-groups 
B) simulation 
C) case study 
D) cross-sequential 
E) cross-sectional 
A) known-groups 
B) simulation 
C) case study 
D) cross-sequential 
E) cross-sectional

Question 17

In what case did the Supreme Court of Canada rule that polygraph evidence should not be admitted in court to help determine truthfulness?

Accepted Answer

A) R.v.Hubbert 
B) R.v.Mohan 
C) R.v.Swain 
D) R.v.Beland 
E) R.v.Frye 
A) R.v.Hubbert 
B) R.v.Mohan 
C) R.v.Swain 
D) R.v.Beland 
E) R.v.Frye

Question 18

Several types of studies may be used to validate polygraph techniques.Which type of study would likely involve a comparison of the accuracy between original examiners and blind evaluators,using actual criminal suspects?

Accepted Answer

A) field analogue study 
B) laboratory study 
C) ground truth study 
D) guilty knowledge study 
E) field study 
A) field analogue study 
B) laboratory study 
C) ground truth study 
D) guilty knowledge study 
E) field study

Question 19

The Structured Interview of Reported Symptoms includes which of the following scales?

Accepted Answer

A) suggestibility 
B) criminal motivation for offending 
C) sudden emergence of psychotic symptoms 
D) blatant symptoms 
E) compliance symptoms 
A) suggestibility 
B) criminal motivation for offending 
C) sudden emergence of psychotic symptoms 
D) blatant symptoms 
E) compliance symptoms

Question 20

Which of the following is a criticism of the Concealed Information Test?

Accepted Answer

A) It requires full disclosure from the suspect. 
B) The test will only work if the suspect remembers the details of the crime. 
C) Reactions to relevant questions may be the same for an anxious but innocent person as a guilty party, 
D) Arousal to crime-related questions decreases over time the more a suspect is asked about them. 
E) It frequently returns inconsistent results relative to other questioning methods. 
A) It requires full disclosure from the suspect. 
B) The test will only work if the suspect remembers the details of the crime. 
C) Reactions to relevant questions may be the same for an anxious but innocent person as a guilty party, 
D) Arousal to crime-related questions decreases over time the more a suspect is asked about them. 
E) It frequently returns inconsistent results relative to other questioning methods.

Exam 4: A: Deception

Most polygraph examiners using the Comparison Question Test (CQT)score according to the:

What type of test is used to uncover information about an offender's past behaviour?

A study by Hillman,Vrij,and Mann (2012)found that _____________ were more associated with truth-telling relative to lying.

Research has found that feigning psychosis often was associated with diagnosis of what other mental disorder?

What has been identified as a major problem particular to the Comparison Question Test (CQT)?

Recent research by Matsumoto,Hwang,Skinner,and Frank (2011)has recommended that during interrogations,investigators should pay attention not only to what a suspect says but also the suspect's face.Why was this recommendation made?

Which of the following are potential applications of the polygraph in Canada?

When using brain-based polygraph techniques,what does ERP stand for?

The incidence of malingering in the general population is:

One advantage of using laboratory studies to test the accuracy of the polygraph is that __________; one disadvantage is __________ as compared to field studies.

According to your textbook,what is the most common physiological response measured when administering the Concealed Information Test (CIT)?

Which polygraph test does not assess deception but seeks to determine whether the suspect knows details about a crime that only the person who committed the crime would know?

Which of the following has not been found effective as a countermeasure to "beat" the polygraph test?

The first polygraph test was developed by:

In what case did the Supreme Court of Canada rule that polygraph evidence should not be admitted in court to help determine truthfulness?

Several types of studies may be used to validate polygraph techniques.Which type of study would likely involve a comparison of the accuracy between original examiners and blind evaluators,using actual criminal suspects?

The Structured Interview of Reported Symptoms includes which of the following scales?

Which of the following is a criticism of the Concealed Information Test?

A: An Introduction to Forensic Psychology

B: An Introduction to Forensic Psychology

A: Police Psychology

B: Police Psychology

A: The Psychology of Police Investigations

B: The Psychology of Police Investigations

B: Deception

A: Eyewitness Testimony

B: Eyewitness Testimony

A: Child Victims and Witnesses

B: Child Victims and Witnesses

A: Juries: Fact Finders

B: Juries: Fact Finders

A: The Role of Mental Illness in Court

B: The Role of Mental Illness in Court

A: Sentencing and Parole in Canada

B: Sentencing and Parole in Canada

A: Risk Assessment

B: Risk Assessment

A: Psychopaths

B: Psychopaths

A: Assessment and Treatment of Young Offenders

B: Assessment and Treatment of Young Offenders

A: Intimate Partner Violence

B: Intimate Partner Violence

A: Sexual Offenders

B: Sexual Offenders

A: Homicidal Offenders

B: Homicidal Offenders

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One advantage of using laboratory studies to test the accuracy of the polygraph is that ; one disadvantage is as compared to field studies.