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APA Standards for Test Administration

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According to APA standards, other than the PV examiner and the examinee, who may sit in on the test?

A licensed trainee, to observe an examiner conduct an examinee according to licensed guidelines. (correct)

A licensed trainer to observe any trainee and ensure they are conducting the exam to APA standards.

A licensed examiner tasked with ensuring quality control.

In order to conduct an exam, what must an examiner ensure?

That all tracings have are set to at least a 1 inch margin.

That the instrument is appropriately calibrated before each exam?

That there are two pneumograph tubes, abdominal and thoracic. (correct)

All of the above

A member of the APA must take into account if the examinee is fit to be tested. An examiner must take into consideration if the person has a mental or physiological that could impact the test data collection. When testing a subject and making a decision regarding an examination, the examiner should

Write a diagnosis and opinion regarding the examinee's medical diagnosis and whether it impacted the test.

Base outcome decisions on polygraph data. (correct)

Not note and describe the appearance and behavior of the examinee.

Critics of the computerized polygraph system fault the system mostly because

it has a limited criteria for deception and combines all control questions into a super control for comparison to the relevant question. Signup and view all the answers

According the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, during an ongoing investigation, what must the employer comply with?

The employer must have had some loss to the business, the amount does not have to be significant. Signup and view all the answers

An forensic psychophysiologist (FP) is required to maintain record of all polygraph examinations for at least

5 years Signup and view all the answers

What types of exams must a trainee complete in order to sit for the Illinois examiner's licensing exam?

30 exams, 15 real life cases that reflect a blend of at least 5 different investigative issues, and include at least 1 examination involving a witness, victim or informant as a subject. Signup and view all the answers

Which statement most accurately describes the current status of the McNabb-Mallory rule?

It was abolished by COngress in the 1968 Omnibus Crime Act. Signup and view all the answers

Which of these cases is generally used to determine the admissibility of polygraph evidence under the Federal Rules of Evidence?

Daubert v Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Signup and view all the answers

In which of these cases did the United States Supreme court find that a person must articulate his desire to have counsel present sufficiently clearly and unambiguously that a reasonable police officer in the circumstances would understand the statement to be a request for an attorney?

Davis v United States Signup and view all the answers