Bert committed a crime and is currently undergoing a polygraph test. He is trying some countermeasures that he read about on the Internet, and he is hoping that, with the help of these countermeasures (e.g., controlled breathing), he will be able to fool the polygraph examiner. If he succeeds in fooling the examiner, he could be said to be a

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A false negative in the context of a polygraph test occurs when the test fails to detect that someone is lying or concealing the truth. If Bert successfully fools the examiner with countermeasures, the polygraph would incorrectly indicate that he is telling the truth, even though he is not, making him a false negative.

Bert Committed a Crime and Is Currently Undergoing a Polygraph