The National Academy of Sciences Recently Concluded That Polygraph Tests

question 420

Multiple Choice

The National Academy of Sciences recently concluded that polygraph tests

• A)are 99 percent accurate, regardless of the examiner.
• B)are more likely to label the guilty innocent than the reverse.
• C)should be used to screen employees.
• D)should not be used to screen employees.

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