As Part of Her Job Interview,Jan Is Asked to Take

question 70

Multiple Choice

As part of her job interview,Jan is asked to take a lie-detector test. Jan politely refuses and points out that

• A)a guilty person can be found innocent by the polygraph.
• B)an innocent person can be found guilty.
• C)these tests err one-third of the time.
• D)all of these statements are true.

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