Victoria Is Extremely Upset Because She Has Been Falsely Accused

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Multiple Choice

Victoria is extremely upset because she has been falsely accused of stealing money from her employer.Her lawyer has suggested that Victoria take a polygraph test to prove her innocence.Victoria asks for your opinion.What should you tell her based on the research into the accuracy of polygraphs

• A) They sometimes wrongly indicate that innocent people are guilty but are highly accurate in detecting guilt. 
• B) They measure only overall arousal levels and are not reliable indicators of whether people are lying. 
• C) They are extremely accurate, and if Victoria is truly innocent, she will pass with no problem. 
• D) They sometimes wrongly indicate that guilty people are innocent but are highly accurate in detecting innocence.

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