Regarding Polygraph Testing,which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 249

Multiple Choice

Regarding polygraph testing,which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) An innocent person may respond emotionally to the whole procedure.
• B) To minimize the effects of anxiety caused by the questioning process, skilled polygraph examiners use the guilty knowledge test.
• C) A guilty person is supposed to have an elevated response to the correct answer in the multiple choice series, while an innocent person responds the same to all four responses.
• D) The galvanic skin response component of polygraph testing measures the rise in body temperature when a person is lying.

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