A Person Taking a Polygraph Test Is Suspected of Lying

question 31

Multiple Choice

A person taking a polygraph test is suspected of lying when measures of physiological variables such as heart rate and perspiration are:

• A) higher for control than test questions.
• B) higher for test than control questions.
• C) evenly high for test and control questions.
• D) unchanging for test and control questions.

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