In One Study,polygraph Experts Interpreted the Polygraph Data of 100

question 91

Multiple Choice

In one study,polygraph experts interpreted the polygraph data of 100 people who had been suspects in crimes of theft.Had the polygraph experts been the judges of guilt or innocence

• A) less than 5 percent of the truly guilty would have been declared innocent.
• B) less than 5 percent of the truly innocent would have been declared guilty.
• C) more than one-third of the truly innocent would have been declared guilty.
• D) more than two-thirds of the truly guilty would have been declared innocent.

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