F. Galton's Impact on PV Examinations

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F. Galton presented a group of words sufficiently separated in time to allow the patient to utter his first thought. What impact did F. Galton's theory have on PV examinations?

  • Relevant Word Comparative test,
  • Controlled word association test.
  • Forensic association method.
  • Irrelevant- Relevant, word association test. (correct)

If an examiner observes a plunging GSR.GSG tracing within the five seconds following the answer to a question within the zone comparison, this may be a sign of sympathetic activation. However, an examiner should exercise care to

  • ensure the electrodes are not fastened too loosely, causing momentary seperation of the electrodes and the skin.
  • ensure the GSR/GSG has been positioned in the examinees dominant hand to ensure that there are enough eccrine sweat glands.
  • eliminate the possibility of subject hand movement or pressure on the GSR/GSG electrodes. (correct)
  • All of the above

A laboratory study that is conducted using a mock crime to attempt to simulate field conditions involving actual crimes is called:

  • an analog study (correct)
  • a hybrid study
  • a real-mock study
  • a field study

In a PV examination, _____________ is established by repetition of a core segment of a test.

<p>internal reliability (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which best describes internal validity in PV examinations:

<p>the degree to which a study has control over extraneous variables which may be related to the study outcome. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why should a strong relevant question be short and to the point?

<p>eliminates mental exercise as a possible cause for a physiological response to the test question. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

WHat type of control questions should an examiner employ when the victim knows the suspect?

<p>a relevant connected control question (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Also known as the Backster Control Question, how is the Non-Current Exclusive Control Question formulated?

<p>It is formulated to be in the same category as the offence or matter as the relevant issue. However, it is separated in time by the relevant issue. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is the Backster "Question Pacing" Upgrade Rule measured?

<p>From the first word of one question to the first word of the question that it follows. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which question is a symptomatic question?

<p>Is there something else you are afraid I will ask you a question about, even though I told you I would not? (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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