The Rates of Accuracy of the Polygraph Have Been Calculated

question 29

Multiple Choice

The rates of accuracy of the polygraph have been calculated using controlled lab studies and mock crimes. These rates are likely to be somewhat inflated for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

• A) subjects in these studies do not have much to lose.
• B) lies that subjects in these studies have to tell are very simple.
• C) the polygraph machines used in these studies are outdated.
• D) subjects in these studies were not trained in countermeasures.

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