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    • ChFo 102 Character Formation 2
      • Leadership and Management
        • Leadership vs Management
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    • FrSc 105 Lie Detection Techniques
      • Introduction to Lie Detection
        • Psychology of Lying
        • Lies and Liars
        • Ancient Methods of Detecting Deception
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      • Fundamentals of Polygraphy
        • Definition of Relevant Terms
        • The Nervous System
        • Theory Behind the Polygraph
        • The Polygraph Instrument
        • General Uses
      • Reliability and Validity
        • Scientific Validity
        • Legal Aspects of Polygraph Use
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  • Definition of Relevant Terms

Definition of Relevant Terms

  • admission a statement of facts or a partial acknowledgement of guilt usually given with some justification or exemplification in admitting
  • confession direct acknowledgement or statement of guilt
  • deception the act of deceiving or misleading, usually accompanied by lying
  • diastolic blood pressure the downward blood pressure caused by the relaxation of the heart and the closing of the valves
  • electrodermal response also referred to as the psycho-galvanic skin reflex or the galvanic skin response, it refers to the changes in the skin’s electronic resistance due to external stimuli
  • emotion a strong feeling usually directed at an object or to a person, and is generally accompanied by physiological changes in the body
  • environment the sum total of a person’s entire situation
  • heredity the genetic transmission of physical and mental traits from one generation to the next
  • interview simple questioning of a willing and cooperative subject
  • interrogation forceful questioning of a reluctant subject
  • lying the act of conveying falsehoods or creating a false impression
  • normal response any activity or inhibition of a previous activity of an organism or part of the organism resulting from stimulation
  • ordeal one of the oldest forms of detecting deception done by subjecting an individual to an arduous trial that is often lethal
  • systolic blood pressure the upward blood pressure shown as the apex of a curve in a graph caused by the contraction of the heart, valves are open and blood is rushing to the arteries

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