Psychologist Daniel Langleben theorizes that a liar must inhibit telling the truth in order to lie; therefore, an fMRI brain image of the person's brain would show
A)extra brain areas that have been activated.
B)a decrease of brain activity in the frontal lobes.
C)more right hemisphere activity than left hemisphere activity.
D)a decrease in the activity of the limbic system.

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Langleben's theory suggests that lying requires additional cognitive effort to inhibit the truth, which would result in extra brain areas being activated, as seen in an fMRI brain image.

Psychologist Daniel Langleben Theorizes That a Liar Must Inhibit Telling