Marcia is undergoing an fMRI to determine if she is lying about her role in a bank robbery.How might the fMRI evidence by used?
A) It can accurately show if Marcia is lying.
B) It can accurately show if Marcia is remembering taking part in the bank robbery.
C) It can accurately show if Marcia is upset about her role in the bank robbery.
D) None of these. fMRI cannot accurately detect lying behaviour in individuals.

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While fMRI can show patterns of brain activity associated with lying, these patterns are not necessarily unique to lying and may be influenced by other factors, such as anxiety or self-control. Therefore, fMRI cannot definitively determine if someone is lying.

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