Answer to Question #195151 in Psychology for sandra

Question

Two employees working at a warehouse had been accused of stealing stock. The manager of the employees instructed them to undergo lie detector tests. The employees refused. The Industrial Psychologist at the organisation informed the manager that the reliability and validity of the lie detector test was questionable because a lie detector measures ______ which may not necessarily be associated to the suspected crime.

A. cognitive processing

B. physiological arousal

C. none of these

D. emotional response

Answer 1

Physiological arousal. The lie detector test essentially processes and registers numerous physiological pointers, including pulsation, breathing, and blood pressure, in the process of asking an individual a sequence of inquiries to designate necessary answers.