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Describe two weaknesses of the polygraph.  Label your response 1) and 2).

Which type of interview question is the LEAST recommended by the NICHD protocol?

In the daycare sexual abuse cases of the 1980s, children’s false allegations against their daycare providers were due to all of the following suggestive techniques EXCEPT:

The Cognitive Interview has shown some promise in detecting lies.  The method(s) used to do so include all of the following EXCEPT:

Police investigators who were surveyed believed they detect lies _____, whereas their actual lie-detecting ability compared with that of students was _____. 

Elizabeth Loftus is well known for her research on false memories.  In one experiment, participants were presented with a false story (supposedly told by relatives) of being lost in a mall as a child.  Of the participants in the experiment, _____ “remembered” most or all of the implanted event.

All of the following traits can be defined as vulnerabilities for making a false confession, EXCEPT which trait?

Why is it important to know about linear regression?

Differentiate linear from nonlinear relationships.

During interrogations of a suspect, direct physical violence was _____ prior to 1930.