When Polygraph Examiners Administer Polygraph Tests in Order to Detect

question 173

Multiple Choice

When polygraph examiners administer polygraph tests in order to detect lying

• A) they correctly identify liars at levels no better than chance.
• B) they often detect liars, but they also frequently incorrectly report honest people as lying.
• C) they often detect liars, and they rarely incorrectly report honest people as lying.
• D) they are as likely to report a lying person is honest as they are an honest person is lying.

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Definitions:

Anterograde Amnesia

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