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POLYGRAPH - Quiz
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  • 1. a lie often to maintain law order and safety
A) truthful lie
B) white lie
C) noble lie
  • 2. Polygraph test is voluntary
A) true
B) false
  • 3. Polygraph test result in the philippines is not admissible in evidence as proof of the guilt of an accused.
A) false
B) true
  • 4. Polygraph is an investigative tool.
A) true
B) false
  • 5. what is polygraph?
A) The study of language pattern to detect deception
B) The practice of using hypnosis to uncover hidden memories
C) The science of detecting lies using physiological responses
D) The art of detecting lies using psychological techniques
  • 6. false statement on matter under oath or affirmation in a court of law
A) benign lie
B) noble lie
C) perjury
  • 7. the polygraph machine records psychological reactions
A) false
B) true
  • 8. an accused placed his tongue to a red hot iron nine times if burned he is guilty
A) boiling water ordeal
B) red hot ordeal
C) trial by combat
  • 9. Which of the following is not a common name for a polygraph test?
A) Polygraph examination
B) Polygraph test
C) Truth serum test
D) Lie detector test
  • 10. Principle use of polygraph
A) convict people
B) embarrass people
C) reveal personal secrets
D) eliminates innocent suspects
  • 11. making graphical records containing reliable information regarding psychological changes.
A) psychological basic premise
B) mechanical basic premise
C) physiological basic premise
  • 12. What is the purpose of a polygraph test?
A) To determine if someone is lying
B) To determine if someone is telling the truth
C) To detect signs of nervousness or stress
D) To assess someone's overall health
  • 13. The accused will place his tounge to red hot iron nine times unless burned sooner
A) boiling water ordeal
B) red hot iron ordeal
C) ordeal by the balance
D) ordeal by rice chewing
  • 14. Lies used to protect or maintain the harmony of friendship or any relationship
A) red lies
B) white lies
C) black lies
D) pathological lies
  • 15. What physiological responses are commonly measured during a polygraph test?
A) all of the above
B) salivation, sweat production, and pupil dilation
C) Eye movement, muscle tension, and respiration
D) heart rate, blood pressure, and temperature
  • 16. Which of the following is not a common name for a polygraph test?
A) Truth serum test
B) Polygraph examination
C) Polygraph test
D) Lie detector test
  • 17. it is the scientific method of detecting deception with the use of a polygraph instrument. This is the new name of LIE DETECTION
A) Polygraph
B) True Verifier
C) Polygraphy
  • 18. the subject will be asked to plunge their arms into boiling water to the elbow and step into the other side of the fire
A) red hot iron ordeal
B) boiling water ordeal
C) ordeal by the balance
  • 19. a fight between accuser and the accused
A) trial by ordeal
B) trial by combat
C) trial by torture
  • 20. an ordeal that uses a balancing scale for the accused if he or she is found to be lighter from the first weight innocence will be pronounced
A) ordeal by rice chewing
B) ordeal of the red water
C) trial of combat
D) ordeal by the balance
  • 21. Principal use of polygraph
A) reveal person secrets
B) eliminates innocent people
C) embarrass people
D) convict people
  • 22. Polygraph testing is often used in what type of investigation?
A) Criminal investigation
B) Financial investigation
C) Medical investigation
D) Education investigation
  • 23. one of the principal use of polygraph is for pre-employment screening
A) statement is false
B) statement is true
  • 24. what is the purpose of a polygraph test?
A) To determine if someone is lying
B) To detect signs of nervousness or stress
C) To assess someone's overall health
D) To determine if someone is telling the truth
  • 25. Which of the following is a common criticism of polygraph testing?
A) it is not admissible in court
B) it is not accurate enough
C) it is too expensive
D) it is too invasive
  • 26. Principal use of polygraph
A) reveal personal secrets
B) convict people
C) embarrass people
D) speed up the the process of investigation
  • 27. This lie made by persons who cannot distinguish right from wrong
A) pathological lie
B) black lie
C) judicial lie
D) red lie
  • 28. this involve political interest and motives because this is part of communist propaganda strategy
A) red lie
B) black lie
C) white lie
D) pathological lie
  • 29. a lie which accompanies pretensions and hypocrisies, intriguing to cause dishonor or discredit ones good image
A) red lie
B) black lie
C) pathological lie
  • 30. unjustified kind of lie that is intended purely to mislead or obstruct justice
A) pathological lie
B) black lie
C) red lie
D) malicious or judicial lie
  • 31. a lie told when someone submits a statements as truth, without knowing for certain whether or not it actually is true
A) fabrication
B) bold faced lie
C) lying by omission
  • 32. is one which is told when it obvious to all concerned that it is a lie
A) lying by omission
B) lie to children
C) noble lie
D) bold faced lie
  • 33. omission by omitting an important fact, deliberately leaving another person with a misconception
A) lie to children
B) lying by omission
C) emergency lie
D) noble lie
  • 34. which is told to make an adult subject acceptable to children
A) emergency lie
B) lie to children
C) noble lie
  • 35. it is often told to maintain law, order and safety
A) lie to children
B) perjury
C) noble lie
  • 36. truth may not be told because it may harm a third party
A) Noble lie
B) Bold face lie
C) Emergency lie
  • 37. pretending to have a capability or intention which one does not actually possess.
A) Bluffing
B) promotion lies
C) Jocose lies
D) contextual lies
  • 38. teasing or sarcasm are examples
A) contextual lies
B) bluffing
C) Jocose lies
  • 39. it gives a false impression
A) promotion lies
B) contextual lies
C) noble lies
  • 40. advertisements often contain statements which are incredible
A) noble lies
B) jocose lies
C) promotion lies
  • 41. the stimulation of specific nervous system component and from which stimulation of those specific nervous system components can be reliably diagnosed
A) psysiological basic premise
B) mechanical basic premise
C) psychological basic premise
  • 42. in the involuntary mental and emotional processes of the individual
A) psychological basic premise
B) mechanical basic premise
C) psysiological basic premise
  • 43. Through record check, surveillance and intelligence check.
A) Investigation
B) Information gathering
C) Instrumentation
  • 44. Through interrogation and/or interview to obtain admission o confession
A) Information gathering
B) Investigation
C) Instrumentation
  • 45. Through criminalistics processes with use of the different investigative forensic science such as medico legal or forensic medicine.
A) Investigation
B) Information gathering
C) Instrumentation
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