One Disadvantage of Using Field Studies to Study Deception in Criminal

question 5

Multiple Choice

One disadvantage of using field studies to study deception in criminal suspects is that:

• A)the ground truth cannot be established.
• B)most are guilty reflecting a lie-bias.
• C)many suspects are able to fool the polygraph.
• D)suspects are often not motivated to be truthful.
• E)suspects rarely agree to be a part of a research study.

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