Centration is a tendency to focus on all of the relevant aspects or dimensions in judging quantities

At the end of her job interview, a woman is given the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. To make a good impression, when she sees items such as "I am sometimes bothered by things that shouldn't upset me,"

and "I don't always tell the truth," she answers that these statements are not true. It is most likely that the person scoring the test will a. conclude that the woman has mental illness. b. question the validity of the test. c. be impressed with the woman's honesty. d. not notice anything unusual about the woman's responses

Which of the following techniques is accepted as a reliable means of detecting deception?

a. an interview b. a polygraph examination c. a paper-and-pencil "integrity" test d. a PET scan e. none of the above are correct.