Results from one research study suggested that professional polygraph administrators were able to identify __________ of the guilty suspects as liars but also classified __________ of the innocent suspects as liars.

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Research on polygraph accuracy often shows that while polygraph administrators can identify a significant portion of guilty suspects correctly, they also have a notable rate of false positives, where innocent suspects are incorrectly identified as liars. The figures 76% and 37% reflect a scenario where a majority of guilty suspects are identified, but a substantial minority of innocent suspects are also misclassified, which aligns with the performance characteristics of polygraphs in some studies.

Results from One Research Study Suggested That Professional Polygraph Administrators