To Minimize the Effects of Nervousness During Testing, Skilled Polygraph

Multiple Choice

To minimize the effects of nervousness during testing, skilled polygraph examiners use a series of multiple choice questions in which one of the answers is correct. An innocent examinee should show the same polygraph response to all the answers, while a guilty person will show an elevated response to the correct answer. This multiple choice format used in polygraph testing is known as the __________ test.

A) guilty knowledge
B) denotative meanings
C) comparative guilt
D) critical incidents