Polygraph Test

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Polygraph Test

by perfectstranger » Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:07 pm
When a polygraph test is judged inconclusive, this is no reflection on the examinee. Rather,such a judgment means that the test has failed to show whether the examinee was truthful or untruthful. Neverthless, employers will sometimes refuse to hire a job appliciant because of an inconclusive polygraph test result.

Which of the following conclusions can most properly be drawn from information above?

A) Most examinees with inconclusive polygraph test results are in fact untruthful.
B) Polygraph tests should not be used by employers in the consideration of job applicants.
C)An inconclusive polygraph test result is sometimes unfairly held against the examinee.
D) A polygraph test indicating that an examinee is untruthful can sometimes be mistaken.
E) Some employers have refused to consider the results of polygraph tests when evaluating job applicants.

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Re: Polygraph Test

by kiranlegend » Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:26 pm
perfectstranger wrote:When a polygraph test is judged inconclusive, this is no reflection on the examinee. Rather,such a judgment means that the test has failed to show whether the examinee was truthful or untruthful. Neverthless, employers will sometimes refuse to hire a job appliciant because of an inconclusive polygraph test result.

Which of the following conclusions can most properly be drawn from information above?

A) Most examinees with inconclusive polygraph test results are in fact untruthful.
B) Polygraph tests should not be used by employers in the consideration of job applicants.
C)An inconclusive polygraph test result is sometimes unfairly held against the examinee.
D) A polygraph test indicating that an examinee is untruthful can sometimes be mistaken.
E) Some employers have refused to consider the results of polygraph tests when evaluating job applicants.

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IMO C,, inclusive polygraph test is not caused by examinee

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by rey.fernandez » Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:46 pm
Pick C. It can be reasonably concluded that among the inconclusive examinees, some are truthful and some are untruthful. If employers refuse to hire all of them, then that's an unfair practice to the subset of examinees who are truthful.
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by raunekk » Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:41 pm
I will go with C..

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by peter.p.81 » Wed May 11, 2016 12:32 am
I'm pretty confident that C is correct answer.