We have all heard about a lie detector or polygraph. You have taken a lie detector test because your boss thinks someone is stealing from the office. You are innocent, but unfortunately, you are informed that you have "failed" the polygraph test. Which of the following is not true about these tests? A. A polygraph cannot really detect the difference between arousal

caused by anxiety and that caused by lying.

B. Polygraph tests can easily be fooled.

C. People who pass lie detector tests are innocent, but those who fail

are not necessarily guilty. D. While widely used by police and government agencies, polygraphs

often fail to identify the guilty.

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Jeramiah Bradley

Social Studies

4 April, 03:45

We have all heard about a lie detector or polygraph. You have taken a lie detector test because your boss thinks someone is stealing from the office. You are innocent, but unfortunately, you are informed that you have "failed" the polygraph test. Which of the following is not true about these tests? A. A polygraph cannot really detect the difference between arousal

caused by anxiety and that caused by lying.

B. Polygraph tests can easily be fooled.

C. People who pass lie detector tests are innocent, but those who fail

are not necessarily guilty. D. While widely used by police and government agencies, polygraphs

often fail to identify the guilty.

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Henderson · Answer 1

The answer is a because 90% of the the lie detector tests are unable to always detect if someone is lying or not also it is fairly easy to get truths on a test if u can control ur breathing