A Congressional committee is holding hearings on proposed legislation concerning polygraph use. Several experts on polygraphs have been asked to testify on various aspects of polygraphs, including their drawbacks
When the committee staff later summarizes this testimony on drawbacks what is the staff likely to write?
a) Polygraphs are valid but not reliable.
b) Polygraphs are very expensive to use.
c) Very few people are trained to use polygraphs effectively.
d) The use of polygraphs is associated with a high rate of false positives.
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