The United States Outlawed Most Uses of Polygraph Tests Because

question 97

Multiple Choice

The United States outlawed most uses of polygraph tests because of evidence that

• A) administration of the test procedure is physically painful to many people.
• B) the test erroneously identifies too many honest people as liars.
• C) the test erroneously identifies too many liars as honest.
• D) most people can identify who is lying just by observing them.

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