​What Assumption Is the Basis for the Polygraph Test

question 129

Multiple Choice

​What assumption is the basis for the polygraph test?

• A)When people lie, they shift activity from the left hemisphere to the right hemisphere.
• B)​When people lie, they shift their posture.
• C)​When people lie, they increase their heart rate and breathing rate.
• D)​When people lie, they fidget their hands and look away.

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Definitions:

Asymptotes

Asymptotes are lines that a graph approaches but never reaches, illustrating behavior towards infinity or certain points within the domain.

Vertices

Vertices are the corner points where two or more lines, edges, or curves meet.

Hyperbola

A type of smooth curve lying in a plane, formed by intersecting a double cone; it has two disconnected branches.

Asymptotes

Lines that a graph of a function approaches but never touches, indicating direction of curves infinitely far away.