In the Control Question Technique of the Polygraph Examination,responses to Control

question 19

Multiple Choice

In the Control Question Technique of the polygraph examination,responses to control questions

• A)help put the subject at ease between critical questions.
• B)are more extreme in guilty subjects.
• C)provide a baseline for the subject's reactivity.
• D)are those which always elicit the most arousal.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

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