POLYGRAPH PRE BOARD 2023

Which is NOT true regarding polygraph?

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  Recording of systolic blood pressure

• Recording of blood pressure, respiration, and skin conductivity

• Literally, to write copiously

• Determining truth and deception through physiological reactions

Which is NOT a physiological reaction that is recorded by a polygraph instrument?

• Motor tracing

• Heart rate

• Respiration

• Skin conductivity

Which is NOT true regarding polygraph examination?

• To use polygraph result  as guide in court decision

• A conscious mental effort to deceive causes involuntary physiological changes.

• To record identifiable physiological reactions of the subject

• To test an individual for the purpose of detecting deception

   

Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

• Polygraph – the manner in which selected physiological activities are separately collected and recorded.

• Deception – involves acting in such a way that leads another person to believe something that you do not believe to be true.

• Deception Detection/Lie Detection – determining whether someone is lying.

• Detection – the act of discovering the fact.

As a polygraph examiner, you are aware that the following are the purposes in conducting polygraph examination, EXCEPT?

• ensnare suspects to confess to the crime as instigated by the examiner

• ascertain if a person is telling the truth

• locate the fruits or tools of the crime and whereabouts of wanted persons

• obtain additional investigation leads to the facts of the case/offenses

   

Which of the illustration is an example of polygraph chart?

• I

• II

• III

• IV

Criminal investigators must exert all efforts to determine lying not only on the part of the suspect but as well as to everyone involved in the criminal act – witnesses, victims, etc. By analogy, which of the following is in conformity with the preceding statement?  

• True, because they have to know the whole truth.

• False, because a suspect is the one to be prosecuted.

• True, because they need to sentiments of all parties.

• False, because all actions should point to the suspect.

   

The term “truth serum” is a misnomer. If you apply this, you know very well that one reason is that the procedure does not make someone tell the truth. What should be the other reason?

• the thing administered is not a serum but is actually a drug.

• it does not induce someone to be honest upon administration of the serum.

• the term serum refers to blood separation from solid portion during clotting.

   

• it inhibits the inhibitor.

When a person speaks, there are audible voice frequencies, and superimposed on these are the inaudible frequency modulations which are products of minute oscillation of the muscles of the voice mechanism. What other term is used for oscillations of the muscles?

• microtremor

• audible tremor

• macrotremor

• vocal tremor

What method can detect, measure, and graphically display the voice modulations that we cannot hear?

• Psychological Stress Evaluator

• Lie Detector or Polygraph

• Use of Drugs that “Inhibit the Inhibitor”

• Word Association Test