Guilty Suspects Can Fool a Polygraph Test If They

question 48

Multiple Choice

Guilty suspects can fool a polygraph test if they

• A) simply deny any and all involvement in the crime for which they are being questioned.
• B) meditate prior to the administration of the test.
• C) lie in response to any crime-relevant questions, but tell the truth in response to the control questions.
• D) artificially inflate their arousal to control questions by tensing their muscles.

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