Forensic Psychology

Question 1

What is subjective experience-Components of Emotion

Answer 1

What we feel and label as an emotion(e.g happy when we get a good result on test) can use this to catch a liar

Question 2

What is Physiological arousal?(COE)

Answer 2

How our body reacts to emotion(e.g sweating)

Question 3

What is Expressive Behavior?(COE

Answer 3

What others can see about what we are feeling(e.g Smiling)

Question 4

What is COE

Answer 4

Components of emotion

Question 5

Subjective experience more info

Answer 5

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Question 6

What is physiological Arousal

Answer 6

Check Slide 9

Question 7

What is expressive behavior

Answer 7

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Question 8

What is Polygraphs?

Answer 8

Measures physical responses such as blood pressure and heart rate,sweating

Question 9

What is Galvanic skin response?

Answer 9

linked to sweating and activation of sympathetic NS,increased sweating/GSR reading

Question 10

How Does Polygraphs work?

Answer 10

Assumes emotion caused by telling lies will activate sympathetic NS causing physiological arousal.Therefore, there will be an increase in blood pressure,heart rate etc.

Question 11

What are the 2 strategies used within polygraph tests?

Answer 11

Control question test, The guilty knowledge test

Question 12

What is the control test

Answer 12

A technique used in polygraph testing,typically in criminal investigation. Control questions are designed to create a baseline of physiological responses usually related to past behavior
Control and then relevant question