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COMPILATION ON

LIE DETECTION/ POLYGRAPHY

WITH ANSWER

PREPARED BY:

WARREN G. MOYAO
MARK VICTOR J. MARCELO
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MOCK BOARD EXAMINATION IN LIE DETECTION

SET A

“The mouth may lie but the face

It makes nonetheless tells the truth.”
-Friedrich Nietzsche

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one
answer for each item by marking the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer
sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 1 only.

1. If the subject take medication prior to the polygraph examination, how many hours should the
examiner wait before he should conduct the examination.
A. 2 hours C. 5 hours
B. 4 hours D. 6 hours

2. In polygraph examination, after the taking of each chart where should the examiner request the
subject to sign?
A. Beginning of the three tracings C. Across the three tracings
B. Below the cardio tracing D. Above the pneumo tracing

3. The WAT is concerned with the answer be it “yes” or “no”, this statement is _______.
A. True C. Either
B. False D. Neither

4. Confession while under the hypnotic spell is admissible as evidence because of such
“psychiatric treatment” is voluntary and mentally coercive. This statement is ________.
A. True C. Either
B. False D. Neither

5. What question is formulated without any specific relationship with the case under investigation?
A. Weak Relevant Question C. Control Question
B. Irrelevant Question D. Symptomatic Question

6. The following are physiological responses that polygraph instrument is recording, except:
A. Blood Pressure C. Skin Moisture
B. Muscular Contraction D. Respiration

7. To obtain confession without the use of violence, the following are defense mechanism to be
used, except:
A. Blame others C. Rationalize subject’s action.
B. Minimize the crime D. Gain the subject’s sympathy

8. Which of the following is not included in general rules of formulating questions?

A. Must be short as possible
B. Must be simple and direct
C. Must not be in the form of accusation
D. Must involve legal terminologies such as rape, murder etc.

9. If the subject is talking not the normal “Yes” or “No”, what should the examiner place on the
chart as a marking?
A. TS C. T
B. TI D. CT

[Link] of the following component is used to measure the changes on the subject respiration?
A. Galvanograph C. Pneumograph Tube
B. Cardiosphymograph D. None of these

11. What test uses card or number test?

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A. Stimulation Test C. Spot Responder Test

B. Mixed Question Test D. Silent Answer Test

12. It is the standard number of questions in polygraph examinations.

A. 12 C. 13
B. 10 D. 8

13. What phase of polygraph examination whereby he polygraph component is attached on the
subject?
A. Post-test Interview/Interrogation
B. Pre-test Interview
C. Initial Interview with the investigator
D. Actual test

14. The alteration of consciousness and concentration in which the subject manifest a heightened
of suggestibility while awareness is maintained is known as:
A. Narcoanalysis C. Hypnosis
B. Word Association Test D. Hypnotism

15. The questioning of a person who is reluctant to make full disclosure of information in his
possession, which is pertinent to the investigation, is referred as:
A. Interview C. Investigation
B. Interrogation D. Examination

16. In polygraph examination, the examiner is supposed to ask relevant question but made a
mechanical adjustment prior to the question, what question should be ask by the polygraph
examiner after the mechanical adjustment?
A. Relevant Question C. Irrelevant Question
B. Control Question D. Knowledge Question

17. Upon beginning the test, how many seconds should the examiner wait before asking the first
question?
A. 10-15 minutes C. 5-10 seconds
B. 15-20 seconds D. 20-25 seconds

18. Which of the following question is designed to stimulate the guilty subject and focus his
attention on the probability of incriminating proof that would tend to establish his guilt?
A. Evidence Connecting Question C. Knowledge Question
B. Strong Relevant Question D. SKY Question

19. What instrument is an accurate and delicately engineered for recording physiological
changes?
A. Polygraph C. Hydrosphymograph
B. Deceptograph D. Sphygmomanometer

20. If SKY question is used in the examination, what technique was utilized?
A. R/I Test Technique C. Peak of Tension Test Technique
B. Backster Zone Comparison Test Technique D. None of these

21. Which of the following techniques is applicable if there were two or more persons who are
allegedly participated in the commission of the crime?
A. Mutt and Jeff Technique C. Emotional Appeal
B. Bluff on Split-pair Technique D. Stern Approach

22. The confession made prior to the trial of the case is:
A. Voluntary Extra-Judicial Confession C. Admission
B. Involuntary Extra-Judicial Confession D. Extra-Judicial Confession

23. What artery should the arm cuff be placed?

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A. Carotid Artery C. Brachial Artery

B. Poplitial Artery D. Aorta

24. What drug is being used in the administration of truth serum?

A. Hyosine Hydrobromide C. Scopolamine
B. Sodium Penthotal D. Metamphetamine

25. Which of the following detects, measures and graphically displays the voice modulations that
we cannot hear?
A. Word Association Test C. Psychological Stress Evaluator
B. Polygraph Machine D. Deceptograph

26. The following are use of drugs that try to inhibit the inhibitor, except:
A. Hypnotism C. Administration of Truth Serum
B. Narcoanalysis or Narcosynthesis D. Intoxication

27. If mechanical adjustment is done during the examination, the examiner should indicate it with:
A. Minus sign C. Plus sign
B. Vertical line D. Arrow

28. It refers to the response wherein no question is asked or an irrelevant question is asked.
A. Specific Response C. Normal Response
B. Electrodermal Response D. Reaction

29. For identification purposes of the test chart, following are information to be place near the
beginning of the test chart before the pneumo tracing, except:
A. Subject’s name, rank and profession C. Time and date of the examination
B. Signature of the examiner D. Test or chart number

30. The Primary or Key question is asked by the examiner in order to resolve a specific subject
matter is:
A. Sacrifice Question C. Control Question
B. Relevant Question D. SKY Question

31. Which of the following is not a countermeasure that affect the validity of polygraph
examination?
A. Autonomic Responses C. Controlling Thoughts
B. Knowledge of Results D. Belief in Machine

32. Who founded the oldest polygraph publication?

A. James Mackenzie C. Richard O. Archer
B. Richard I. Golden D. Vittorio Benussi

33. The following are principal use of polygraph, except:

A. It is an investigative aid. C. It identifies the guilty subject.
B. It speeds up the process of investigation. D. It eliminates innocent subjects.

34. What symbol should be placed if the subject burps during the examination?
A. L C. B
B. Y D. BI

35. Which of the following symbol is used if the subject answers “Yes” to the question being
asked?
A. Plus sign C. Vertical sign
B. Minus Sign D. X

36. The card test and specialized peak of tension test was introduced by:
A. William Moulton Marston C. Harold Burtt
B. Leonard Keeler D. Cesare Lombroso

37. What component of polygraph machine is considered as the most controversial?

A. Cardiosphymograph C. Kymograph
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B. Galvanograph D. Pneumograph

38. What technique is used, if the interrogator created a mood conducive to confession?
A. Mutt and Jeff Technique C. Emotional Appeal
B. Bluff on Split-pair Technique D. Stern Approach

39. The pneumograph tube is strapped around the subject thorso and ___________:
A. Abdomen C. Brachial Artery
B. Fingers D. Arms

40. At the beginning of the examination, what symbol should be placed?

A. ↑ C. /
B. XX D. X

41. At the end and in the beginning of each question, what marking is used?
A. Vertical line C. Plus sign
B. Minus Sign D. Arrow

42. Confession made under the influence of spiritual advice of paternal sentiment is not
admissible, this statement is ____________.
A. True C. Partially True
B. False D. Partially False

43. What confession is being obtained during the arraignment of a case?

A. Extra-judicial Confession C. Judicial Confession
B. Voluntary extra-judicial confession D. Involuntary extra-judicial confession

44. The rate of the motor that pulls or drives the chart paper under the recording pen is:
A. 4 to 8 inches per minute C. 8 to 10 inches per minute
B. 8 to 12 inches per minute D. 6 to 12 inches per minute

45. Strong relevant question is also known as:

A. DYAT Question C. Secondary Question
B. SKY Question D. Crucial Question

46. The question which concern some secondary element of the crime or problems and deals
mostly on guilty knowledge and partial involvement is:
A. Weak Question C. Relevant Question
B. Control Question D. Irrelevant Question

47. The first scientific instrument used to detect deception is:

A. Hydrosphymograph C. Galvanograph
B. Sphygmomanometer D. Psychological Stress Evaluator

48. The Italian physiologist who developed the galvanic skin reflex is:
A. Galvani C. Sticker
B. Keeler D. Golden

49. What type of lie is often found on a résumé?

A. Lie of Minimization C. Lie of Omission
B. Lie of Fabrication D. Lie of Exaggeration

50. When is polygraph examination test result admissible in court?

A. When the polygraph examiner is experienced enough to conduct the examination.
B. If both parties agreed and it is ruled by the judge.
C. If the victim agreed that the polygraph test result will be used as evidence in court.
D. If the prosecutor permits it.

51. Which of the following polygraph component records breathing of the subject?
A. Kymograph C. Cardiosphymograph
B. Galvanograph D. Pneumograph
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52. Which of the following major parts of polygraph machine consists of finger/palm electrode?
A. Galvanograph C. Pneumograph
B. Cardiosphymograph D. Kymograph

53. What is the general type of drugs that is being used in Narcoanalysis?
A. Amphetamine C. Barbiturates
B. Methamphetamine D. Laudanum

54. Which of the following is designed to produce a response in the innocent subject and serve as
a basis of evaluating the subject perceptual set?
A. Sacrifice Question C. Control Question
B. Relevant Question D. SKY Question

55. What specific drug is being administered in Narcosynthesis and Narcoanalysis?

A. Hyosine Hydrobromide C. Sodium Amytal
B. Amphetamine D. Metamphetamine

56. The person other than the suspect who is requested to give information concerning the
incident is:
A. Witness C. Suspect
B. Victim D. Complainant

57. The confession obtained through force, threat, intimidation, duress or anything influencing the
voluntary act of the confessor is:
A. Voluntary Extra-Judicial Confession C. Judicial Confession
B. Involuntary Extra-Judicial Confession D. Extra-Judicial Confession

58. What phase of examination where the rights of the subjects is informed?
A. Phase II C. Phase III
B. Phase I D. Phase IV

59. The question, which is designed to detect and evaluate the presence of outside issue that
might suppress subject’s responses to the relevant question, is:
A. Symptomatic Question C. Strong Relevant
B. SKY Question D. Knowledge Question

60. The motor that pulls or drives the chart paper under a recording pen simultaneously is:
A. Cardiosphymograph C. Kymograph
B. Galvanograph D. Pneumograph

61. The part of polygraph machine that records changes of blood pressure and pulse rate is:
A. Cardiosphymograph C. Kymograph
B. Galvanograph D. Pneumograph

62. Why is it that the subject undergoing polygraph examination not allowed to face a glass
window?
A. Because, the subject will be able to see the officer handling the case
B. Because, the subject can think of an alibi when question is asked.
C. Because, of possible outside distractions, which may affect test response
D. Because, the subject will not concentrate on the question being asked to him

63. How many feet long is the chart paper?

A. 90 ft. C. 80 ft.
B. 100 ft. D. 120 ft

64. Which of the following is not included on the tri-pod of polygraphy?

A. Mechanical C. Psychological
B. Physiological D. Psycho-physiological

65. Control Question is also known as:

A. Evidence Connecting Question C. Secondary Control Question
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B. Sacrifice Question D. Probable Lie

66. Which of the following question is designed to probe whether the subject possesses
information regarding the identity of the offender, or as to location of evidence or other secondary
elements of the facts of the case under investigation?
A. Control Question C. Knowledge Question
B. Symptomatic Question D. Evidence Connecting

67. Which of the following major parts of polygraph machine records the skin resistance of the
subject to a very small amount of electricity?
A. Cardiosphymograph C. Kymograph
B. Pneumograph D. Galvanograph

68. What is the primary purpose of pre-test interview?

A. To obtain confession C. Determine suitability of the subject
B. Obtain subject consent D. Condition the subject for the test

69. The following are rights of subject undergoing polygraph examination except:
[Link] to be determined if fit for examination.
[Link] to be informed of the reason of the lie detector.
[Link] to be expose to oral criticism or abuse.
[Link] to be examined by qualified examiner.

70. The error in polygraph examination, where a truthful subject is reported to be deceptive is
known as:
A. False Interpretation C. False Examination
B. False Positive D. False Negative

71. Which of the following cases, whereby the polygraph examination result was admitted as
evidence in court of Kansas?
A. State v. Hesson C. State v. Piccionnona
B. State v. Wakefield D. U.S. v Galbreth

72. One who loves to lie and to avoid the consequences of confession is known as:
A. Ethnological Liar C. Psychopathic Liar
B. Panic Liar D. Black Liar

73. Which of the following tests consists of preparation and asking of certain questions about
fictitious incident similar in nature but appears to be real in so far as the subject is concerned?
A. Guilt Complex Test C. Silent Answer Test
B. Yes Test D. Peak of Tension Test

74. Many jurisdictions allow the introduction of evidence of polygraph test results if the parties to
the case stipulate to its admissibility, but what country offer the admissibility of polygraph
evidence without the stipulation of parties?
A. Philippines C. Australia
B. Hawaii D. New Mexico

75. The special test that should be administered if distortions occurred in the first test, card test
and the third test is:
A. Guilt Complex Test C. Silent Answer Test
B. Yes Test D. Supplementary test

76. What phase of polygraph examination where the purpose is to obtain confession?
A. Phase II C. Phase I
B. Phase IV D. Phase III

77. The Ordeal applied chiefly among clergy and monk is:
A. Ordeal by Blessed Bread C. Trial of the Cross
B. Trial of the waxen Shirt D. Test of the Eucharist

78. Who determined that respiratory changes were indication of deception?

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A. Harold Burtt C. Angelo Mosso

B. Cesare Lombroso D. Sticker

79. In polygraph examination using the general question test, what is the third question that is
being ask?
A. Relevant Question C. Irrelevant Question
B. Control Question D. Evidence Connecting Question

80. What test technique uses padding questions during the test?
A. Guilt Complex Test C. Stimulation Test
B. Peak of Tension Test D. Mixed Question Test

81. What is the purpose of Silent Answer Test?

A. To check possible distortions.
B. To serve as a confirmatory check.
C. To compare the degree of reaction between relevant and control question.
D. To determine the responsiveness of the subject to crucial questions.

82. Under Phase I of polygraph examination the investigator must furnish the examiner of the
following, except:
A. Incident or spot report C. Sworn statement of the subject
B. Background Investigation of the subject D. Personal data of the subject

83. What type of lie is used if the individual will accept that something has occurred but down
plays the implication?
A. Lie of Exaggeration C. Lie of Omission
B. Lie of Fabrication D. Lie of Minimization

84. Which of the following test is answerable by no only?

A. Card Test C. Yes Test
B. Guilt Complex Test D. Silent Answer Test

85. In chart tracing where color coding was utilized, what color represents the respiration?
A. Red C. Yellow
B. Green D. Blue

86. What ordeal was practiced in England, where slain dead could point out their killer?
A. Ordeal of the Bier C. Trial of the Waxen Shirt
B. Donkey’s Tail Ordeal D. Trial of the Cross

87. In order for the examiner to draw a better conclusion a special test is conducted aside from
the standard test, this test is known as:
A. Guilt Complex Test C. Silent Answer Test
B. Zone Comparison Test D. Supplementary Test

88. The test where the examiner answers the question silently in his mind is:
A. Card Test C. Silent Answer Test
B. Mixed Question Test D. Yes Test

89. What test technique is used, when symptomatic questions are asked during the test?
A. Zone Comparison Test C. General Question Test
B. Peak of Tension Test D. Silent Answer Test

90. Which of the following clues in deception is not included in words that are?
A. Tirades C. Pauses
B. Oaths D. Emblems

91. What is the purpose of Test II in RI technique?

A. To determine responsiveness of the subject to crucial questions.
B. To compare the degree of reaction between relevant and control question.
C. It is a confirmatory check.
D. To check possible distortion when the chosen number is asked.
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92. What is the second phase of polygraph examination?

A. Post Test Interrogation
B. Actual Test
C. Pre-Test Interview
D. Initial interview with the Investigator handling the case

93. What question is concerned with some secondary element of the crime or problems and deals
mostly on guilty knowledge or partial involvement in the crime?
A. Weak Relevant Question C. Control Question
B. Strong Relevant Question D. Irrelevant Question

94. Statements taken from the subject while under the influence of truth serum is involuntarily
obtained hence, it is not admissible as evidence because:
A. It is mentally coercive.
B. Subject cannot recall everything that he mentioned
C. It involves potential risk on the application of its procedure.
D. It infers the use of intelligence and attention which is self-incriminatory.

95. Which of the following test is usable only if the subject is not informed of all the important
details of offenses in question?
A. Zone Comparison Test C. General Question Test
B. Peak of Tension Test D. Card Test

96. When the subject makes admission or confession with respect to his answer to he control
question, he is usually _________.
A. Hesitant or resisting the test.
B. Telling a lie.
C. Telling the truth.
D. Did not understand the question.

97. What is the best desirable statement at the end of the interview?
A. “It’s been a pleasure talking with you.”
B. “Our second interview is tomorrow at 10:00AM. See you.”
C. “You were observed speaking to the victim last night. Why?”
D. “Would you care to sign this statement.”

98. The following are signs of lying except:

A. Sweating C. Twitching of the Eyes
B. Repetition of Question D. Blushing

99. How long is the pneumograph tube?

A. 10 inches C. 8 inches
B. 7 inches D. 5 inches

100. What is the usual behavior symptom of an innocent subject in lie detection?
A. Often times the requesting party.
B. Nervous
C. Receptive to the test.
D. All of these.
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MOCK BOARD EXAMINATION IN LIE DETECTION

SET B

“The mouth may lie but the face

It makes nonetheless tells the truth.”
-Friedrich Nietzsche

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one
answer for each item by marking the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer
sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 1 only.

1. He devised the kymograph assembly and the rolled chart paper.

a. John A. Larson
b. Leonarde Keeler
c. William Marston
d. Angelo Mosso

2. Any various scientific recording devises designed to register a person’s bodily responses to
being questioned.
a. Polygraphy
b. Polygraph
c. Lie detection
d. None of the above

3. He developed the sphygmomanometer and the scientific cradle which he used in studying fear
on the heart.
a. Cesare Lombroso
b. William Marston
c. Angelo Mosso
d. Leonarde Keeler

4. These are questions, which have no bearing to the case under investigation.
a. Control
b. Relevant
c. Irrelevant
d. Supplementary

5. An Austrian known as the Father of Criminalistics defined search for truth as the basis and goal
of all criminal investigations.
a. Dr. Hans Gross
b. Angelo Mosso
c. William Marston
d. Cesare Lombroso

6. It is a scientific police method in the detection of crime, therefore, not a part of criminalistics,
but rather a kind of instrumentation in the detection of crime.
a. Photography
b. Forensic chemistry
c. Polygraphy or lie detection
d. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

7. What is the basis of the polygraph theory that when an examinee is lying he/she will react
physiologically to the questions during the test?
a. Fear of the unknown
b. Fear of deception
c. Fear of being untruthful
d. Fear of detection

8. This form of trial was used among the hill tribes of Rajhamal in the north of Bengal, India.
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a. Trial by combat
b. Method of the ordeal
c. Ordeal of rice chewing
d. Red hot iron ordeal

9. Who is the first person to develop a polygraph apparatus used in detecting deception?
a. John Larson
b. Cleve Backster
c. Leonarde Keeler
d. William Marston

10. It is a stoelting instrument described as a compact, simple, recording instrument for indicating
the electro dermal response.
a. Cardio-pneumo polygraph
b. Psycho galvanoscope
c. Deceptograph
d. Ultrascribe polygraph

11. It is scientific diagnostic instrument used to records physiological changes.

a. Polygraphy
b. Polygraph
c. Lie Detection
d. Sphygmomanometer

12. One who is capable of being able to detect deception or verify truth of statement through
instrumentation or the use of mechanical device?
a. Polygraph examiner
b. Detective
c. Interrogator
d. Medico-legal officer

13. This takes the form of specific responses indicative of deception, such as increase or
decrease of blood pressure, increase or decrease of pulse beat, etc.
a. Galvanograph
b. Cardiospygmograph
c. Pneumograph
d. All of the above

14. It is an early method of detecting deception which is originated from India.

a. Trial by combat
b. Method of the ordeal
c. Ordeal of rice chewing
d. Red hot iron ordeal

15. He found out that changes in systolic blood pressure were of greater value in determining
deception than changes in respiration.
a. Harold Burtt
b. Vittorio Benussi
c. Veraguth
d. Sticker

16. Equipment used in detecting deception using photographic film instead of by pen and ink.
a. Reactograph
b. Deceptograph
c. Darrow Photopolygraph
d. Photograph

17. He said that polygraph already existed as early as 1906.

a. Mackenzie
b. Reid
c. Larson
d. Keeler
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18. Who is the first person to use the term “psychogalvanic reflex” in his study on the skin
resistance of the examinee?
a. Sticker
b. Veraguth
c. Marston
d. Benussi

19. The investigator should avoid asking witnesses long complicated questions because this will:
a. Give the witness a chance to formulate desired answer
b. Enable him to ascertain the purpose of the interviewer
c. Renders difficulty in obtaining the facts for conviction
d. Embarrass him and cause him to answer he does not know

20. This is a lie made by persons who cannot distinguish right from wrong.
a. White lie
b. Black lie
c. Benign lie
d. Pathological lie

21. Of the three (3) devices which record the psycho-physiological response, one of the following
is not included?
a. Use of polygraph machine
b. Use of the psychological stress evaluator
c. Use of the word association test (WAT)
d. Use of the water therapy

22. Under backster zone comparison test technique, what is the color of zone for irrelevant
question?
a. Black
b. Green
c. Yellow
d. Red

23. This ordeal is in use in modern Africa as a test for deception.

a. Ordeal of red water
b. Ordeal of balance
c. Ordeal of rice chewing
d. Ordeal of boiling water

24. Who developed the Zone Comparison Test technique, which is widely used in polygraph
examination?
a. Fred Allan Kattle
b. Fred Inbau
c. Leonarde Keeler
d. Cleve Backster

25. He first to suggest the use of the galvanograph for detecting deception based on the work of
several predecessors.
a. Sticker
b. Veraguth
c. Harold Burtt
d. Vittorio Benussi

26. Serving as the activator of the body system.

a. Central nervous system
b. Circulatory system
c. Respiratory system
d. Excretory system

27. It is a questioning techniques extremely designed to cover the spectrum of possibilities

encountered during an examination.
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a. Relevant-irrelevant
b. Backster zone comparison test
c. Strong relevant
d. Peak-off tension

28. What component of the polygraph that records the blood pressure of the subject?
a. Galvanograph component
b. Cardiograph component
c. Pneumograph component
d. Kymograph component

29. This ordeal uses concentrated rice as the article chosen, instead of bread and cheese.
a. Ordeal of red water
b. Ordeal of balance
c. Ordeal of rice chewing
d. Ordeal of boiling water

30. Which one of the following is not included in the four (4) phases in the conduct of a polygraph
test?
a. Psychological treat upon the subject or person to be
examined
b. Initial interview with the investigator or person
requesting the examination
c. Pre-test with the person to be examined
d. Conduct of the instrumental test with the asking of a
prepared list of questions previously reviewed with
subject

31. What is the name of the accessory of the pneumograph component that will be attached to
the subject during the test?
a. Corrugated rubber tubes
b. Finger electrodes
c. Thumb transducer
d. Blood pressure cuff

32. Refers to a person being examined in Lie Detector Test.

a. Person
b. Patient
c. Subject
d. Examinees

33. What is the term used to describe the reactions of the subject being recorded by the
polygraph during the test?
a. Psychological reactions
b. Emotional reactions
c. Biological reactions
d. Physiological reactions

34. These are questions pertaining to the issue under investigation.

a. Control
b. Relevant
c. Irrelevant
d. Supplementary

35. He contributed a new devise for recording unobserved muscular activities of the arms, thighs,
and feet.
a. Marston
b. Mosso
c. Sticker
d. Reid
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36. Which of the following is not required qualification and quality expected of a polygraph
examiner?
a. A graduate of Bachelor of Laws (LL.B), Criminology or
Psychology
b. Technical knows how (TKH)
c. Moral and honesty
d. Be mindful of his official obligation

37. What is the physiological reaction of the subject that will be recorded by the cardiograph
channel during the test?
a. Respiratory changes
b. Blood pressure
c. Galvanic skin phenomena
d. Skin resistance

38. It is responsible for the movement of the blood in the veins and the arteries throughout the
body.
a. Central nervous system
b. Circulatory system
c. Respiratory system
d. Excretory system

39. This instrument was designed by Captain Clarence D. Lee and known as:
a. Reactograph
b. Darrow photopolygraph
c. Berkeley polygraph
d. Keeler polygraph

40. Nature of test questions wherein it is designed and constructed to test for direct involvement
only.
a. Strong relevant
b. Weak relevant
c. Irrelevant
d. Control question

41. It is a hollow muscle located inside the chest cavity that pumps blood by contracting and
relaxing process.
a. Veins
b. Heart
c. Blood
d. Nerves

42. Who are the persons to develop the first Relevant-Irrelevant Test technique that is also known
as the RI Theory?
a. Larson and Keeler
b. Lombroso and Benussi
c. Mosso and Larson
d. Reid and Inbau

43. This test may be given if the subject is not yet informed of the details of the offense for which
he is being interrogated by the investigator, or by other persons or from other sources like print
media.
a. Silent answer
b. Guilt complex
c. Peak-of-tension
d. Narrative

44. Lies of this kind purport to destroy other ideologies by means of propaganda, brain washing
and black mail via espionage and treason.
a. White lie
b. Black lie
c. Benign lie
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d. Red lie

45. It is one where before the actual testing is done, the examiner must first make an informal
interview of the subject which may last from 20 to 30 minutes.
a. Pre-test interview
b. Post-test interview
c. Actual interrogation and interview
d. All of the above

46. This is conducted in the same manner as relevant, irrelevant and control questions are asked,
but the subject is instructed to answer the questions silently to him without making any verbal
response.
a. Silent answer
b. Guilt complex
c. Peak-of-tension
d. Narrative

47. Men are considered as deep breathers. This statement is –

a. True
b. False
c. Doubtful
d. Partly true

48. One of the components of polygraph which holds the chart paper in place.
a. Pneumograph
b. Cardiograph
c. Galvanograph
d. Kymograph

49. Nature of test question designed to detect and evaluate the presence of outside issues, which
may suppress responses to relevant questions.
a. Sacrifice question
b. Irrelevant question
c. Guilt complex question
d. Symptomatic question

50. Emotional response to scientific danger that appears to beyond a person defensive power.
a. Stimuli
b. Reaction
c. Response
d. Fear

51. These are test questions designed to produce reactions of the innocent subject for the
purpose of comparison with relevant or crime questions.
a. Relevant questions
b. Symptomatic question
c. Control question
d. Irrelevant question

52. What is the standard recording speed of polygraph?

a. 4 inches per minute
b. 6 inches per minute
c. 12 inches per minute
d. 16 inches per minute

53. He determined that respiratory changes were indicative of deception.

a. Benussi
b. Burtt
c. Veraguth
d. Sticker
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54. This is a test using numbers or numbered cards for the purpose of reassuring the innocent
subject, and determining minimum capability of response.
a. Stimulation test
b. Control question test
c. Silent answer test
d. Peak of tension test

55. He employed the first scientific instrument to detect deception and called it
hydrosphygmograph.
a. Cesare Lombroso
b. Angelo Mosso
c. Leonarde Keeler
d. William Marston

56. This scientific method of detecting deception uses a group of stimulus words.
a. Use of alcohol
b. Stimulus association
c. Lie detector test
d. Use of hypnotism

57. This will serve as authority of the polygraph examiner to examine the subject as well as
evidence that the subject voluntarily submits himself to undergo the test.
a. Willingness of the subject to give his personal data
during the pre-test interview
b. Willingness of the subject to take the test to prove his
innocence
c. Signing by the subject of the “Statement of Consent”
form
d. Willingness of the subject to undergo the pre-test
interview

58. It Is A questioning techniques developed by Inbau and Reid about 1950-1953.

a. R-I with reviewed and guilt complex question
b. R-I with surprised control question
c. R-I with embarrassing personal question
d. Backster zone comparison test

59. It is actions in mental attitude evoke by external influences.

a. Stimuli
b. Reaction
c. Response
d. Fear

60. Reasons why the polygraph instrument is used only as an aid in investigation.
a. Not standardized as to the procedure of pre-test
interview, instrumentation and post interrogation
techniques
b. Not standardized as to test procedure, instrumentation
and qualification of the polygraph examiner
c. Not standardized as to marking, chart probing and chart
interpretation
d. Not standardized as to legal status of test results
opinion of the examiner and the type of test technique

61. This chart interpretation changes the individual norm which maybe considered indicative of
deception.
a. Galvanograph tracing
b. Cardiospygmograph
c. Pneumograph
d. All of the above
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62. Refers to the composite records of the pneumograph, cardiograph and galvanograph tracings
recorded from series of questions.
a. Pen shaft
b. Assembly channel
c. Polygrams
d. Recording pen

63. One of these could invalidate the result of the polygraph examination.
a. Amputated feet of subject
b. Extreme nervousness of subject
c. Amputated fingers of subject
d. Menstrual period of female subject

64. What kind of test technique is used when symptomatic questions are asked during the test?
a. Backster zone comparison test
b. Peak-of-tension test
c. General question test
d. Silent answer test

65. Is an act of deceiving or misleading usually accompanied by lying?

a. Lying
b. Deception
c. Reaction
d. Reception

66. This is the scientific instrument known as “Lie Detector” but cannot verify if a subject is truthful
or not.
a. Pneumograph
b. Galvanograph
c. Cardiograph
d. Lie Detector

67. What test technique is used where padding questions is asked during the test?
a. Silent answer test
b. Stimulation test
c. Peak of tension test
d. Mixed question test

68. It is responsible for the taking of air into the lungs and also expelling carbon dioxide here from
and the rest of our body.
a. Central nervous system
b. Circulatory system
c. Respiratory system
d. Excretory system

69. He develops the first scientific instrument to detect deception as “Hydrospygmograph” that
measure changes in pulse rate and blood pressure of the subject.
a. C. H. Stoelting
b. Leonarde Keeler
c. Cesare Lombroso
d. John Larson

70. This test which has the apparent stimulation is really the result of the control mechanism of
the brain. The ability of this kind of test to reveal the real person behind the mask which all of us
are said to wear “mask of sanity, is reflected in the age old maxim: “In Vino Veritas”, which means
“In Wine There is Truth”.
a. Administration of truth serum
b. Hypnotism
c. Narcoanalysis or narcosynthesis
d. Intoxication with the use of alcohol
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71. He devised the chart roll paper, a better method of questioning and incorporated the
kymograph.
a. Larson
b. Marston
c. Lombroso
d. Keeler

72. This is the accessory of the polygraph instrument that can be used as a supplement or as an
alternative to the conventional Cardio.
a. Cardio activity monitors transducer
b. Blood pressure cuff
c. Stimulus transducer
d. Stimulus marker

73. What component of the polygraph that drives the chart paper during the test?
a. Galvanograph component
b. Kymograph component
c. Pneumograph component
d. Cardiograph component

74. A polygraph component responsible for the measurement of the skin resistance.
a. Pneumograph
b. Galvanograph
c. Cardiograph
d. Kymograph

75. He is the person who invented the first polygraph instrument that simultaneously records the
blood pressure, pulse rate, skin resistance and respiratory reactions of the subjects.
a. William Marston
b. Leonarde Keeler
c. Angelo Mosso
d. John Larson

76. This kind of test detects measures and graphically displays the voice modulation that we
cannot hear. Such as when a person is relaxed and responding honesty to the questions, those
inaudible frequencies are registered clearly on the instrument. But when a person is under stress,
as when he is lying, these frequencies tend to disappear.
a. Use of the word association test (WAT)
b. Use of a serum
c. Use of the psychological stress evaluator
d. Use of a water therapy

77. It is the scientific method of detecting deception by the used of an instrument.

a. Polygraph
b. Lie detector
c. Polygraphy
d. Truth verifier

78. This is the scientific diagnostic instrument known as “Lie Detector”.

a. Polygraph
b. Polygraphy
c. Pletesmograph
d. Cardiograph

79. This is normally located at the center portion of the chart when properly balanced it takes the
form of slightly wavering line across the middle portion of the chart with a minor response to
spoken stimuli.
a. Galvanograph
b. Cardiospygmograph
c. Pneumograph
d. All of the above
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80. A lie which accompanies pretensions and hypocrisies, intriguing to cause dishonor or discredit
one’s good image.
a. White lie
b. Black lie
c. Benign lie
d. Pathological lie

81. What kind of test technique is used where the so-called SKY questions are asked during the
test?
a. Backster zone comparison test
b. Silent answer test
c. Relevant-irrelevant theory
d. General question test

82. Is the stage in the conduct of the polygraph test which is designed to prepare or condition the
subject for the actual test?
a. Initial interview
b. Pre-test interview
c. Instrumentation
d. Post test interview/interrogation

83. Defined as the external covering of the body consisting essentially of the epidermis, dermis
and corium.
a. Heart
b. Lungs
c. Muscles
d. Skin

84. One of this is the limitation of the polygraph.

a. It can determine guilt or innocence of the subject
scientifically through the charts taken
b. It can determine facts of the case based on the answer
of the subject to the crime-connected question asked.
c. It can scientifically serves as a substitute for an
investigation
d. It is not a lie detector but a scientific diagnostic
instrument

85. What is the name of the accessory of the galvanograph channel that will be attached to the
subject during the test?
a. Blood pressure cuff
b. Corrugated rubber tubes
c. Finger electrodes
d. CAM transducer

86. Is a motor that pulls or drives the chart paper under the recording pen simultaneously.
a. Pneumograph
b. Galvanograph
c. Cardiograph
d. Kymograph

87. One of these is the concept of polygraph examination.

a. To test the subject for the purpose of detecting
deception or verify the truth of a statement
b. To test the subject for the purpose of determining the
facts of the case
c. To test the subject in order that he will be able to
prove his innocence scientifically
d. To test the subject in order to convince him to confess
guilt
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88. What is the purpose of the card or number test?

a. Stimulation test
b. Symptomatic control
c. Guilt complex test
d. Awareness test

89. Is a force or motion that arouses the organism or any part to activity or makes reactions.
a. Stimuli
b. Reaction
c. Response
d. Fear

90. Is an ancient method of detecting deception practiced in Bengal, India where accused to
prove his innocent would touch his tongue to an extreme hot metal.
a. Boiling water ordeal
b. Ordeal of Balance
c. Red hot iron ordeal
d. Ordeal of heat and fire

91. This test is applied when the response to relevant and control questions are similar in degree
and consistency and in a way that the examiner cannot determine whether the subject is telling
the truth or not.
a. Silent answer
b. Guilt complex
c. Peak-of-tension
d. Narrative
92. It is the kind physiological responses which cannot be seen and it is measured by the
polygraph and records it.
a. External
b. Internal
c. Outside
d. Facial

93. Who determine the guilt or innocence of the subject who voluntarily submits himself for
polygraph test and whose case is now pending in court?
a. The police investigator
b. The prosecutor
c. The polygraph examiner
d. The court or trial judge

94. What do you call the scientific method of detecting deception with the use of a lie detector?
a. Polygraphy
b. Polygraph
c. Respiratory changes
d. Galvanic skin phenomena

95. This kind of lie which is intended to protect or maintain harmony of friendship.
a. Red lie
b. Black lie
c. Benign lie
d. Pathological lie

96. It is the condition for the purpose of obtaining confession or an admission from the subject
once deception is observed.
a. Initial interview
b. Instrumentation
c. Pre-test interview
d. Post test interview or interrogation

97. These are questions which are unrelated to the matter under investigation but are of similar
nature although less serious as compared to those relevant questions under investigation.
a. Control
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b. Relevant
c. Irrelevant
d. Supplementary

98. The component of the polygraph capable of recording the breathing pattern.
a. Pneumograph
b. Galvanograph
c. Cardiograph
d. Kymograph

99. One of this is considered the primary purpose of the Pre-test Interview.
a. Determine the facts of the case
b. Seeks confession of the subject
c. Determine the guilt or innocence of the subject
d. Prepare the subject psychologically for the test

100. The kind of test technique where the examinee answers the questions silently in his mind?
a. Psychological test
b. Stimulation test
c. Silent answer test
d. Silent question test
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MOCK BOARD EXAMINATION IN LIE DETECTION

SET C

“The mouth may lie but the face

It makes nonetheless tells the truth.”
-Friedrich Nietzsche

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one
answer for each item by marking the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer
sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 1 only.

1. A person who conducts or administers polygraph test or examination.

a. Polygraph examinee
b. Polygraph examiner
c. Polygraph tester
d. Polygraph administer

2. What usually set the tone or condition and creates the atmosphere during the interrogation?
a. Interrogator’s behavior
b. The type of crime involved
c. Questioning style of the interrogator
d. The subject personal history

3. What type of question the examiner will ask when he wants to adjust any of the needles
mechanically while the examination is in progress?\
a. Irrelevant question
b. Relevant question
c. Control question
d. Knowledge question

4. It is uttering or conveying falsehood, creating a false or misleading impression with the

intention of affecting wrongfully.
a. Lying
b. Deception
c. Reaction
d. Reception

5. One of this is considered the principal use of the polygraph.

a. Serves as substitute for an investigation
b. Invaluable aid in investigation
c. Determine the facts of the case
d. Determine the guilt or innocence of the subject

6. What channel of the polygraph that monitors and records the skin resistance of the subject?
a. Kymograph channel
b. Pneumograph channel
c. Cardiograph channel
d. Galvanograph channel

7. It is an act of discovery existence, pressure or fact of something hidden or obscure/unknown.

a. Deception
b. Detection
c. Reception
d. Reaction

8. Which of the following is one among the major component of the polygraph?
a. Sphygmomanometer
b. Blood pressure cuff
c. Kymography
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d. Cardiospygmograh

9. In this kind of test, the hyoscine hydrobromide drug is given hypodermically in repeated doses
until a state of delirium is induced when the proper point is reached, the questioning begins and
the subject feels a compulsion to answer the questions truthfully.
a. Hypnotism
b. Administration of truth serum
c. Narcoanalysis or narcosynthesis
d. Intoxication with the use of alcohol

10. A test to record the physiological change associated with lying subject.
a. Use of truth serum
b. Lie detector test
c. Use of alcoholic
d. Stimulus association test

11. One of this is considered the “Cardinal rule in chart interpretation”.

a. Chart probing shall be done every after each chart
b. Chart marking is the keynote to accurate chart interpretation
c. Specific response must form a deviation from norm
d. Any change from normal requires an explanation

12. In this kind of test a list of stimulus and non-stimulus words are read to the subject who is
instructed to answer as quickly as possible. The answer to the questions maybe “yes” or “no”.
This test is not concerned with the answer, be it “yes” or “no”. The important is the time of
response in relation to delay the answer.
a. Used of the word association test (WAT)
b. Used of a serum
c. Used of the psychological stress evaluator
d. Used of a water therapy

13. This is a very pure and unjustifiable kind of lie intended purely to mislead justice.
a. Benign lie
b. Malicious lie
c. Black lie
d. Pathological lie

14. The best way to conduct a thorough interview is for the investigator to:
a. Allow him sufficient time for adjustment
b. Permit the interviewee to give narrative statement
c. Be guided by a pre-arranged checklist
d. Devote adequate time for an interviewee’s evaluation

15. It is a questioning techniques developed by Larson and Keeler in 1942.

a. R-I test
b. R-I with embarrassing question
c. R-I with Surprise question
d. R-I with guilt question

16. He is the first to use the term psycho-galvanic skin reflex.

a. Sticker
b. Veraguth
c. Mosso
d. Benussi

17. Under backster zone comparison test technique, what is the color of zone for relevant
question?
a. Green
b. Yellow
c. Red
d. Black
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18. A kind of test that maybe performed and incorporated as a part of the standard tests
described above, depending upon the result of the standard test in order to draw a better
conclusion.
a. Control
b. Relevant
c. Irrelevant
d. Supplementary

19. He developed a polygraphic apparatus in a portable form.

a. Larson
b. Keeler
c. Reid
d. Mackenzie

20. What is the nature of the question that establishes the norm of the subject during the test?
a. Relevant question
b. Strong relevant
c. Irrelevant question
d. Weak relevant question

21. What is the importance of the Pre-test Interview in polygraph examination?

a. Determine whether or not the subject is fit for the test
b. Condition the subject psychologically for the test
c. Determine whether or not the subject voluntarily submits himself for the test
d. Determine the guilt or innocence of the subject before the start of the test

22. What component of the polygraph that records the respiratory changes of the subject?
a. Kymograph component
b. Pneumograph component
c. Cardiograph component
d. Galvanograph component

23. A series of three questions used only on the third chart of BZCT and designed to conform the
previous two charts and detect indirect involvement or guilty knowledge.
a. SKY question
b. BZCT
c. Relevant question
d. Irrelevant question

24. In this kind of test, psychiatric sodium penthotal is administered to the subject. When the
effects appear, questioning starts. It is claimed that the drug causes depression of the inhibitory
mechanism of the brain and the subject induces to talk freely.
a. Administration of truth serum
b. Hypnotism
c. Narcoanalysis or narcosynthesis
d. Intoxication with the use of alcohol

25. What type of question is asked during the test that deals with a known fact, which the subject
cannot lie?
a. Knowledge question
b. Irrelevant question
c. Control question
d. Relevant question

26. A question of standard format designed to absorb the response normally generated by the
introduction of the relevant question.
a. Sacrifice relevant
b. Strong relevant
c. Weak relevant
d. Irrelevant
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27. What is the name of the accessory of the cardiograph module that will be attached to the
subject during the test?
a. Blood pressure cuff
b. Velcro pump valve
c. Finger electrodes
d. Pneumo rubber tube

28. It’s the alteration of conciousness and concentration in which the subject manifests a
heightened of suggestibility while awareness is maintained.
a. Administration of truth serum
b. Hypnotism
c. Narcoanalysis or narcosynthesis
d. Intoxication with the use of alcohol

29. What is the term used on chart tracings different from the physiological norm of the subject,
which may be either caused by deception or other causes?
a. Specific response
b. Emotional reaction
c. Psychological reaction
d. Biological reaction

30. It is an instrument designed to record accurately blood pressure and respiration on a six
inches graph, which moves at a standard rate of speed.
a. Ultrascribe polygraph
b. Deceptograph
c. Psychogalvanoscope
d. Cardio-pneumo polygraph

31. Polygraph is commonly called as ____.

a. Lie detector machine
b. Truth verifier
c. deceptograph
d. All of these

32. A modern method of lie detection which necessitates the use of an instrument called
polygraph.
a. Utilization of truth serum
b. Intoxication
c. Trial by Ordeal
d. Polygraphy

33. A method of detecting guilt or innocence and a practice of referring disputed questions to the
judgment of God through physical test and other means.
a. Utilization of truth serum
b. Intoxication
c. Trial by Ordeal
d. Polygraphy

34. Intoxication is applied in lie detection in the belief that when the person is drunk he will tell
the truth. This belief is reinforced by the Latin quote “In vino veritas” which means
a. there is truth in liquors.
b. liquors tell the truth.
c. wines are truth verifier.
d. in wine there is truth.

35. A sedative drug in the administration of truth serum in detecting lies, except.
a. hyoscine hydrobromide.
b. rohypnol.
c. thiopental
d. MDMA.
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36. Is a common method of deciding guilt or innocence and a practice of reffering disputed
questions to the judgment of God.
a. Ordeal
b. Trial
c. Judicium Dei
d. All of the above

37. Who introduced hypnosis as a means of detecting deception?

a. Robert Peel
b. Franz Anton Mesmer
c. Albert Osborne
c. Hans Gross

38. Scientific interrogation is also utilized in lie detection. This technique involves at least two (2)
interrogators where one is arrogant and the other is friendly.
a. Bluff on split-pair
b. Mutt and Jeff
c. John and Juan
d. Stern approach

39. Theoretically, can a person who is below 18 years of age take a polygraph test?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Yes, with parents’ consent
d. No, because he is a suspect

40. The interrogation of a person with sympathetic approach on the part of the interrogator is
most likely to be effective if the suspect is
a. evasive.
b. fearful.
c. remorseful.
d. resentful.

41. An Italian psychologist who discovered a method for calculating the quotient of the inhalation
and exhalation as means of verying the truth and detecting of the subject
a. Veraguth
b. Benussi
c. Sticker
d. Larson

42. In this test, the questions may be answered by YES or NO. But what really matters is the time
response of the subject in answering the questions.
a. Psychological Stress Evaluator
b. Word Association Test
c. Hypnosis
d. Scientific Interrogation

43. Who invented the “Word Association Test”?

a. Francis Galton
b. Allen Bell
c. Anton Mesmer
c. Charles Darwin

44. He is considered the father of polygraphy.

a. William Moulton Marston
b. Alphonse Bertillon
c. Alec Jeffreys
d. Calvin H. Goddard

45. This ordeal practiced in England whereby the accused is required to stand beside the corpse
of the victim. If the wounds of the victim began to bleed again, said accused is guilty.
a. Ordeal by Combat
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b. Ordeal of the Cornsnead

c. Test of the Eucharist
d. Ordeal of the Bier

46. This ordeal is practiced in India where they made used of a scale of balance to determine the
guilt of the accused.
a. Red Hot Iron Ordeal
b. Ordeal of Balance
c. Ordeal of Water
d. Ordeal by Rice Chewing

47. Who said that a large part of criminal works is nothing more than a battle of lies.
a. Edward Richard Henry
b. William Henry Fox Talbot
c. Alec John Jeffreys
d. Hans Gross

48. Who invented “hydrosphymograph”, the first scientific instrument in detecting deception?
a. Angelo Mosso
b. Cesare Lombroso
c. William Moulton Marston
d. Leonarde Keeler

49. What is the document that is required to all persons to undergo polygraph test?
a. Parental guidance
b. Interview sheet
c. Parents’ consent
d. Medical report

50. He found out that changes in systolic blood pressure were of greater value in determining
deception than in changes in respiration.
a. Vittorio Benussi
b. Harold Burtt
c. Cesare Lombroso
d. Luigi Galvani

51. He was the first to used the term “psychogalvanic skin reflex”. He stated that the electrical
phenomenon is due to the activity of the sweat glands.
a. Luigi Galvani
b. Sticker
c. Veraguth
d. Abraham Maslow

52. Who developed the relevant-irrelevant test, personally embarrassing question and surprise
question?
a. Leonarde Keeler
b. John Reid
c. Cleve Backster
d. Sigmund Freud

53. This liar shows no regret for his dishonest actions and no manifestation of guilt. He is the
most difficult type of liar as he can fool investigators.
a. Psychopathic liar
b. Pathological liar
c. Ethnological liar
d. Black liar

54. Is one who was taught not to be a squealer.

a. Panic Liar
b. Occupational Liar
c. Ethnological Liar
d. Nervous Liar
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55. A lie use to maintain harmony in the home or friendship in the office.
a. Malicious lie
b. Red lie
c. White lie
d. Black lie

56. According to Freud, liars quite slip up and divulge their lies. This verbal clue of lying is known
as
a. Tirades
b. Slip of the tongue
c. Use of words
d. Inconsistencies

57. Non-verbal clues of lying can be observed more likely in

a. body movements
b. gestures
c. facial expressions
d. body posture

58. What part of the polygraph instrument that records breathing of the subject?
a. Pneumograph
b. Galvanograph
c. Cardiograph
d. Kymograph

59. It drives or pulls the chart paper.

a. Pneumograph
b. Galvanograph
c. Cardiograph
d. Kymograph

60. Which tracings are those recorded at the bottom of the polygraph chart?
a. The pneumograph
b. The galvanograph
c. The cardiograph
d. The Kymograph

61. Which major part of polygraph has the longest pen?

a. The pneumograph
b. The galvanograph
c. The cardiograph
d. The Kymograph

62. These are questions concerned in several secondary aspects of the crime or problem and
often deal with guilty knowledge and partial involvement.
a. Crucial questions
b. Weak relevant questions
c. Secondary questions
d. Both b and c

63. Which part of the polygraph is to be attached first on the body of the examinee?
a. Pneumo 1 and 2
b. Galvanometers
c. Blood pressure cuff
d. It depends

64. Which fingers do you attach the galvanograph finger electode?

a. thumb and little fingers
b. index and ring fingers
c. index and middle fingers
d. middle and little fingers
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65. The subject must refrain from smoking for atleast ____ hours prior to the test.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

66. How many persons are allowed to be present inside the polygraph examination room?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5

67. A person who is skilled and capable to detect deception or verify truth of statement through
instrumentation.
a. Questioned document examiner
b. Polygraph examiner
c. Fingerprint examiner
d. Criminal investigator

68. Which one is not correct about the polygraph examination room?
a. It must be at least 90% sound proof.
b. There must be an observation window (one-way mirror.
c. It must be free from other electronic devices such as telephone, television, etc.
d. It must be free from furniture like table and chairs.

69. What kind of changes occurs within the person’s body whenever he/she lies?
a. Physical changes
b. Physiological changes
c. Psychological changes
d. Psychiatric changes

70. Physiological symptoms such as sweating, dry mouth, rapid pulse, etc. are often indication of
guilt. What shall the interrogator do?
a. Ignore it because it is no always an indication of guilt.
b. Mention it to the suspect to weaken his defense.
c. Make note of it but say nothing to the suspect.
d. Any of the above.

71. The pneumatic connection for the upper (thoracic) pneumograph is _____.
a. Pneumo 1
b. Pneumo 2
c. Cuff
d. Dial

72. A subject who shall be undergoing a polygraph examination must have a sleep of at least
a. 4 hours.
b. 5 hours.
c. 6 hours.
d. 8 hours.

73. Which test procedure comes first before others?

a. Interview with the investigator of the case.
b. Pre-test interview
c. Actual Test/ Conduct of instrumentation.
d. Post Test Interview/Interrogation

74. Which phase of the test procedure where the subject is apprised of his rights?
a. Interview with the investigator of the case.
b. Pre-test interview.
c. The conduct of instrumentation.
d. Interrogation
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75. The purpose of this phase is to get confession from the subject.
a. Interview with the investigator of the case.
b. Pre-test interview.
c. The conduct of instrumentation.
d. Posttest Interrogation

76. The normal time interval for pre-test interview.

a. 10 – 20 minutes
b. 20-30 minutes
c. 30-40 minutes
d. 40-60 minutes

77. Questions during the actual test or instrumentation process are answerable by
a. Yes or No only.
b. True or False only.
c. explanation.
d. any answer deemed proper to the question.

78. This is a direct question which has extreme and specific relationship to the crime or matter
under investigation.
a. Relevant question
b. Irrelevant question
c. Material question
d. Competent question

79. This relevant question is intended to create or test for the direct participation only and
specifically designed to produce an emotional response and partial involvement.
a. Strong Relevant question
b. Irrelevant Question
c. Evidence connecting question
d. Weak relevant question

80. The question, “Do you know who committed the crime?” is an example of
a. Evidence connecting question
b. Knowledge question
c. Sacrifice question
d. Control question

81. This question is intended to generate a response from an innocent subject.

a. Sacrifice question
b. Control question
c. Symptomatic question
d. SKY question

82. In the SKY question, the letter “Y” stands for

a. young
b. year
c. you.
d. yes.

83. In this test, the questions are answerable by Yes or No.

a. General Question Test
b. Card or Number Test
c. Spot Responder Test
d. Mixed Question Test

84. In this test, the subject is instructed by the examiner to avoid giving any verbal response to all
questions given to him during the instrumentation process.
a. Card/ Number Test
b. Spot Responder Test
c. Mixed Question Test
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d. Silent Answer Test

85. This supplementary test is performed by giving instruction to the subject to answer YES to all
questions to be asked.
a. Guilt Complex Test
b. Innocence Complex Test
c. No Test
d. Yes Test

86. A test concerning fabricated incident of a similar nature but one which appears to be real in so
far as the subject is concerned.
a. Guilt Complex Test
b. Innocence Complex Test
c. No Test
d. Yes Test

87. This sign indicates the start of the test.

a. /
b. //
c. X
d. XX

88. During the start of the instrumentation, the first question shall be asked
a. after 5-10 seconds.
b. after 15-20 seconds.
c. before 5-10 seconds.
d. before 15-20 seconds.

89. These are tracings of the subject when irrelevant questions are asked.
a. Normal responses
b. Abnormal responses
c. General responses
d. Specific responses

90. It refers to a non-verbal gestures or signs that could be directly into or substituted for words.
a. Manipulators
b. Oaths
c. Assertiveness
d. Emblems

91. When the subject answered YES, this sign shall be marked on the chart.
a. =
b. -
c. +
d. x

92. The following are verbal clues of lying except:

a. Manipulators
b. Oaths
c. Repetition of questions
d. Clarity of response

93. What is the cardinal rule in chart interpretation?

a. Any change from normal requires explanation.
b. Any change from normal indicates deception.
c. There must be a specific response.
d. There must be a normal response.

94. Which best indicates deception?

a. Same specific responses in one chart
b. Same specific responses in two charts
c. Same specific responses in three charts
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d. Same specific responses in four charts

95. “Do you intend to answer truthfully all questions I am going to ask you?”, is an example of
_____.
a. Sacrifice or DYAT question
b. Evidence connecting question
c. Symptomatic question
d. Sky question

96. An inhibition of a previous activity of an effect or organism as a result of stimulation.

a. Deception
b. Detection
c. Response
d. Fear

97. An act of discovery, indicative of the fact that something is hidden or obscure.
a. Deception
b. Detection
c. Response
d. Fear

98. The part of polygraph machine that records pulse rate is called _____.
a. polygraph
b. electrodes
c. dial
d. sphygmomanometer

99. “Did you steal the cash box last night?” This is question as an example of ______.
a. relevant
b. irrelevant
c. procable
d. control

100. Part of lie detector machine that is responsible in recording pulse rate, amplitude and
changes in blood pressure is called _____.
a. Galvanograph
b. Cardio sphygmograph
c. Pneunograph
d. Any of the components above