Regarding Polygraph Testing, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 161

Multiple Choice

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

• A)Irrelevant questions are used to establish a "baseline" for normal emotional responses.
• B)To minimize the effects of anxiety caused by the questioning process, skilled polygraph examiners ask a series of questions with critical items mixed among them.
• C)Control questions are designed to make almost anyone anxious.
• D)The galvanic skin response component of polygraph testing measures the rise in body temperature when a person is lying.

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