The Data on the Use of the Polygraph to Detect

question 78

Multiple Choice

The data on the use of the polygraph to detect deception indicate that:

• A) it works only when the questions are specific
• B) it is accurate in fewer than 50 percent of the cases
• C) the answers of both the guilty person and an innocent person must be compared
• D) it is impossible to 'beat the machine'
• E) it is accurate around 70 per cent of the time

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Definitions:

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