To Minimize the Effects of Nervousness During Testing, Skilled Polygraph

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Multiple Choice

To minimize the effects of nervousness during testing, skilled polygraph examiners use a series of multiple choice questions in which one of the answers is correct. An innocent examinee should show the same polygraph response to all the answers, while a guilty person will show an elevated response to the correct answer. This multiple choice format used in polygraph testing is known as the __________ test.

• A)guilty knowledge
• B)denotative meanings
• C)comparative guilt
• D)critical incidents

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