30 Questions
Which researcher began studies of fear and its influence on the heart and respiration in 1875?
Angelo Mosso
What is the trademark name for epinephrine?
Adrenalin
Which year did the polygraph make its official entrance into the computer age?
1992
What is the generic term for stimulation test?
Acquaintance Test
Which organization is dedicated to serving the needs of criminal justice and military PDD examiners?
American Association of Police Polygraphists (AAPP)
What is the first stage of general adaptation triggered by the impact of a stressor?
Alarm reaction
What is the ascending portion of an arterial pulse wave called?
Anacrotic limb
What is the system of standardized steps that lead to a solution called?
Algorithm
According to the text, what is the ultimate manifestation of respiratory suppression?
Apnea
What is the term used to describe an event, occurrence or change that modifies a behavior in a measurable way?
Applied Stimulus
Who is credited with making the distinction between anti-countermeasures and the counter-countermeasures?
Lynn Marcy
What is the term used to describe the incidence of something in a population?
Base Rate
Which term refers to the recording of heart activity in PDD?
Cardiograph
What is the descending portion of an arterial pulse wave called?
Catacrotic limb
What is the alternate term for the pulse wave and relative blood pressure tracing used in PDD?
Cardiosphygmograph
What is the instrument that measures heart rate?
Cardiotachometer
Which researcher examined respiration tracings for detecting deceptions?
Benussi
What is the incorrect term applied to a Zone Comparison Test containing two relevant questions?
Bizone
What is the black zone in the Backster framework?
20-to-35 seconds block of polygraph chart time initiated by a symptomatic question
What is blocking in the context of a polygraph examination?
A pattern seen in the pneumograph tracing where the examinee discontinues respiration at the inspiratory peak
Which term is used to describe the class of questions used in deception examinations that serves to elicit larger physiologic responses from innocent examinees when compared to the relevant questions?
Control question
According to the text, which theory attempts to explain the underlying mechanisms of PDD by holding that physiologic responding is the consequence of an emotional response triggered by the conditioned stimulus?
Conditioned response theory
What is the purpose of confirmatory testing in a PDD examination?
To verify the statements of suspects, witnesses, and victims
What is the term used to describe the feature on analog polygraph recording pens that is used to adjust the amount of pressure the tips exert against the graph paper?
Counterbalance
According to the text, what is the purpose of the DI (Deception Indicated) decision in PDD (Polygraph Detection of Deception)?
To indicate that the examinee is being deceptive
What is one of the challenges of analog PDD studies, as mentioned in the text?
Inducing an experiment volunteer to believe he is intending to deceive the examiner
Which term is used to describe a polygraph outcome that indicates no deception?
NDI (No Deception Indicated)
What is the primary purpose of the DI and NDI decision options in PDD?
Used primarily in single-issue testing
Which statement best describes the concept of deception according to the text?
Deception occurs when there is intent to convey incorrect information
What does the term SPR (Significant Physiological Responses) correspond with in PDD?
NDI (No Deception Indicated)
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