Polygraph Examination Relevant Questions

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What type of questions must be simple and direct, involve no legal terminology, and be answerable by yes or no only?

Irrelevant Questions

Symptomatic Questions

Secondary Control Questions (correct)

GQT Questions

What is the primary rule regarding the formulation of questions in forensic examinations?

Questions should be long and detailed.

Questions should be clear, short, and easily understandable. (correct)

Questions should contain religious or racial references.

Questions should involve complex legal terminology.

Which type of question must refer to one offense only and one element of an offense?

Symptomatic Questions

Peak-Of-Tension Test Questions (correct)

GQT Questions

SKY Questions

What is the key characteristic of questions in a General Question Test (GQT) as mentioned in the text?

They are clear and unmistakable, refer to one offense only. (B) Signup and view all the answers

What type of questions are formulated without any specific relationship with the case under investigation?

Irrelevant Questions (D) Signup and view all the answers

In creating forensic examination questions, what is the importance of using language easily understood by subjects?

It helps ensure questions have a single unambiguous meaning. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does the 'Y' question in the SKY question stand for?

You (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the GQT (General Question Test)?

To establish a truth-telling pattern (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which test typically follows the GQT as a supplementary test?

Peak-Of-Tension Test (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does 'S' stand for in the SKY question?

Suspect (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following numbers should NOT be used on the General Series Card Number Test?

11 and 13 (A) Signup and view all the answers

In the GQT, what type of questions are asked in a designed order?

A sequence of relevant, irrelevant, and control questions (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a Symptomatic Question in a polygraph examination?

To reveal the subject's norms and excitement level (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of a Secondary Control Question in a polygraph examination?

Guilty knowledge and partial involvement (C) Signup and view all the answers

In the GQT (General Question Test), what type of question is a SKY question?

Symptomatic Question (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a Sacrifice or Dyat question in a polygraph examination?

To absorb responses from the primary relevant questions (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main goal of a Peak-Of-Tension Test in a polygraph examination?

To identify changes in physiological responses at key moments (B) Signup and view all the answers

In the GQT (General Question Test), what type of question is a Weak Relevant Question?

Secondary Control Question (C) Signup and view all the answers