In Order to Employ the Guilty-Knowledge Technique,the Polygrapher Needs to

question 8

Multiple Choice

In order to employ the guilty-knowledge technique,the polygrapher needs to

• A) also question a control suspect.
• B) ask pointed questions.
• C) have a piece of information about the crime that is known by the guilty party but not by any of the other suspects.
• D) have a piece of information that is known by all the suspects but nobody else.
• E) record basal skin conductance levels.

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