Regarding the lie detector test, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Errors may occur on the polygraph even when questioning is done properly.
b. Thinking about upsetting thoughts during the irrelevant questions can significantly affect the accuracy of the lie detector.
c. The polygraph may be thrown off by self-inflicted pain, by tranquililzing drugs, or by people who can lie without anxiety.
d. The polygraph test's most common error is to label a guilty person innoncent.
ANSWER: d
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Which of the following is true regarding the deinstitutionalization of large numbers of mentally ill persons?
a) It occurred after adequate community services were made widely available. b) It resulted in the discovery that most inpatients appeared insane only because of the negative effects of institutionalization. c) It has been recognized as harmful; current policy is to reinstitutionalize most of these patients. d) It created a large population of impoverished, homeless mentally ill.