Victoria is extremely upset because she has been falsely accused of stealing money from her employer. Her lawyer has suggested that Victoria take a polygraph test to prove her innocence. She asks you whether she should agree to the test. Based on the research into the accuracy of polygraphs, you should tell Victoria that polygraphs
A) are extremely accurate, and if Victoria is truly innocent, she will pass with no problem.
B) only measure overall arousal levels and are not reliable indicators of whether or not people are lying.
C) sometimes wrongly indicate that innocent people are guilty, but are extremely accurate in detecting guilt.
D) sometimes wrongly indicate that guilty people are innocent, but are extremely accurate in detecting innocence.
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