Tom is interested in working for an intelligence branch of the government,and a polygraph test is part of the interview process.Though Tom was honest,he was anxious throughout the test and failed it.This may have happened because polygraph tests are
A) extremely susceptible to human error.
B) only slightly more accurate than a chance guess about the person's honesty.
C) fairly accurate in identifying people who are lying,but also often suggest that people who are telling the truth are being dishonest.
D) designed to make everyone look guilty.

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Polygraph tests are not always accurate and can often suggest that truthful individuals are being dishonest. While they can be fairly accurate in identifying people who are lying, they are not foolproof and can produce false positives in situations where the person being tested is anxious or nervous.

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