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M-FS5- LIE DETECTION TECHNIQUES

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ordeal is a term of varying meaning closely related in the Medieval Latin “Dei Indicum” meaning ___________.

a)

Devine Intervention

b)

God’s hand

c)

Miraculous decision

d)

God’s grace

2.

In polygraph examination, who determine the guilt or innocence of the subject that has undergone polygraph test?

a)

Polygraph examiner

b)

Trial judge

c)

Investigator on case

d)

Fiscal

3.

What is the act of deceiving usually accompanied by uttering falsehood?

a)

Lying

b)

Misleading

c)

Deception

d)

Lie

4.

Which of the following is true about Polygraph machine?

a)

It is a machine that can diagnose subject.

b)

It is capable of interpreting and drawing conclusion.

c)

It is a lie detector machine.

d)

It is a machine that detects physiological responses.

5.

The polygraph machine should be _________ in relation to the credibility and competence of the examiner?

a)

indirectly proportion

b)

substitute to investigation

c)

supplementary to investigation

d)

directly proportion

6.

In Polygraph testing, aside from the condition, credibility of the machine & necessary preparations, the other important face to consider is the examiner’s _________.

a)

professionalism

b)

idealism

c)

competence

d)

integrity

7.

Before conducting the polygraph test the machine to be used must be in __________ condition.

a)

bad

b)

A1

c)

not so good

d)

excellent

8.

What is the scientific basis of the polygraph test which states that the polygraph machine is an instrument capable of making records of various human functioning simultaneously in a chart paper?

a)

Mechanical leg basic premise

b)

Physiological leg basic premise

c)

Psychological leg basic premise

d)

Psycho motor leg basic premise

9.

What type of deceit is used for the purpose of humor, when the falsehood is generally understood, is often regarded as not immoral and is widely practiced by humorists and comedians?

a)

White lie

b)

Emergency lie

c)

Jocose lie

d)

Malicious lie

10.

What was considered to be the ancient method of crime detection?

a)

Methods of Ordeal

b)

Trial by Combat

c)

Boiling Water Ordeal

d)

The Ordeal of rice chewing

11.

Which of the following is a major component of the polygraph machine?

a)

Blood pressure cuff

b)

Pen and inking system

c)

Keymograph

d)

Cardiosphygmograph

12.

Intoxication of alcohol use the latin maxim “Invino Veritas” as underlying principle. This latin maxim is literally translated as: _________.

a)

there is wine in truth

b)

there is truth in wine

c)

in truth, there is wine

d)

in wine, there is truth

13.

One method of detecting deception currently being used or applied by law enforcement agencies is the use of drugs that try to “inhibit the inhibitor”. Which of the following does not belong to the classification?

a)

Intoxication

b)

Administration of truth serum

c)

Hypnotism

d)

Narcoanalysis or narcosynthesis

14.

Which one of this is a principal use of polygraph instrument?

a)

Invaluable aid in investigation

b)

to determine the facts of the case.

c)

To determine the guilt or innocence of the subject

d)

A very good substitute for investigation.

15.

The following are the commonly used method of detecting deception, EXCEPT:

a)

Administration of truth serum

b)

Use of Hypnotism

c)

Use of polygraph or lie detection apparatus

d)

Use of Electro-encephalogram machine.

16.

Many polygraph tests are inconclusive for the following reasons, EXCEPT:

a)

Subject may be nervous because of mental condition.

b)

Subject may suffer discomfort or pain

c)

Subject may be so angry so as to affect test results.

d)

Subject may be physically conditioned to take the test.

17.

What section of the polygraph machine (motor that drives or pulls the chart paper) is designed to run the paper at a regular speed of 6 inches per minutes?

a)

Kymograph

b)

Pneumograph

c)

Pen and inking system

d)

Galvanograph

18.

What is that attachment of the cardiosphygmograph which is placed above the brachial artery?

a)

Arm cuff

b)

Infant cuff

c)

Wrist cuff

d)

Hand cuff

19.

These changes are capable of being recorded and accurately diagnosed by skillful polygraph examiners, Except:

a)

Respiration

b)

Blood pressure

c)

Digestion

d)

Pulse beat

20.

What component of the polygraph machine records changes of breathing or respiration of the subject?

a)

Cardiospygmograph

b)

Kymograph

c)

Pneumograph

d)

Galvanograph

21.

What is the longest and the third pen of the instrument?

a)

Cardiospygmograph

b)

Kymograph

c)

Pneumograph

d)

Galvanograph

22.

The size of the galvanograph recording pen is ______?

a)

5 inches

b)

6 inches

c)

7 inches

d)

10 inches

23.

The polygraph chart rolled paper has an average length of ____.

a)

100 yards

b)

100 meters

c)

100 ft

d)

100 km

24.

A person who is capable of detecting deception or verifying the truth statements is called ________.

a)

Polygrapher

b)

Polygraph expert

c)

Polygraph examiner

d)

Examiner

25.

What is the sum total of the dissimulation which the child acquires from his surrounding once he learns to go out and socialized with his neighborhood?

a)

Personality

b)

Environment

c)

Heredity

d)

Education

26.

Generally speaking, all persons subjected to lie detector examination are all ______ and this creates a set of distortion.

a)

terrified

b)

nervous

c)

convenient

d)

confident

27.

When the subject is highly nervous, what should the examiner do?

a)

Reschedule the examination

b)

Prolong the period of the pre-test interview.

c)

Call for a doctor or request for an ambulance.

d)

Do not continue with the pre-test and ask the subject for his available date for reschedule.

28.

What is a short horizontal line in a cardio tracing located at the middle of the diastolic stem?

a)

Dicrotic

b)

Diastolic

c)

Diastotic

d)

Systolic

29.

What is the normal rate of pulse beat of an adult subject in a polygraph test?

a)

60 –65

b)

70 – 75

c)

6- 12

d)

13- 15

30.

In polygraph test Questions are usually answerable by _______.

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

neither yes nor no

d)

A or B

31.

The best way to conduct a thorough interview is for the investigator to __________.

a)

allow himself 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

32.

What usually set the tone or condition and creates the atmosphere during the interrogation?

a)

Interrogator’s behavior

b)

Questioning style of the interrogator

c)

The subject’s personal history

d)

The type of crime involved

33.

The primary purpose of the pre-test interview is ______________.

a)

obtain confession

b)

make subject calm

c)

prepare the subject for the polygraph test

d)

explain the polygraph test procedures

34.

The following are specific rules to be followed in the formulation of the questions in a polygraph test, Except one.

a)

Questions must be answerable by yes or no.

b)

Questions must be as short as possible.

c)

Questions must all be in a form of accusation.

d)

Questions must be clear and phrased in language the subject can understand.

35.

What is the first step to be done in an interview?

a)

Ask the subject regarding all information and the circumstances surrounding the commission of the crime.

b)

Examiner tells the nature and characteristics of the polygraph examination to the subject.

c)

You are informed of your rights against self- incrimination and your right to a counsel.

d)

Facts of the case must be prepared prior to the questioning of the subject to monitor responses.

36.

All EXCEPT one is the purpose of polygraph examination?

a)

To determine truth and deception

b)

To determine truth and deception based on the presence of emotional disturbances.

c)

To determine truth and deception in a police investigation.

d)

To determine truth and deception for legal matters.

37.

The following should be taken into consideration during the pre-test, EXCEPT.

a)

Appraisal of the subject’s constitutional rights

b)

Taking history record of the subject.

c)

Obtain subject’s consent to undergo examination

d)

Evaluating the psychological preparation of the subject.

38.

Which of the following statement, suits to the technical qualifications of a polygraph examiner?

a)

He must have a good knowledge of the instrument and its capabilities and limitations.

b)

He must be free of prejudice and must be objective.

c)

He must have an intense interest with work itself.

d)

The examiner must be dressed decently.

39.

What is the most important thing to consider in a polygraph result?

a)

The competence of the examiner

b)

The training of the Examiner

c)

The knowledge of the Examiner

d)

The experience of the examiner

40.

What should be the mark placed on a chart paper at the start of the test?

a)

X/60/1.5 A

b)

X/50/2.5 A

c)

XX/60/1.5 A

d)

XXX/60/2.5 A

41.

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

42.

What stage in the conduct of the polygraph test

is designed to prepare or condition the subject

for the actual test?

a)

Initial Interview

b)

Pre-test Interview

c)

Instrumentation

d)

Post test

43.

What is conducted 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

44.

What is that any outside force coming from the

environment, which could excite a receptor or

any of his organs?

a)

Stimulus

b)

Response

c)

Reaction

d)

Emotion

45.

What type of question do not have any bearing

to the case designed to Established normal

response from the subject?

a)

Relevant

b)

Control

c)

Irrelevant

d)

Knowledge

46.

What is that stage consist of the initial interview

with the investigator handling the case or the

person requesting it?

a)

Initial interview

b)

Preliminary Interview

c)

Preliminary Preparations

d)

Initial Preparation

47.

What type of question designed to established

normal response from the subject?

a)

Relevant

b)

Control

c)

Irrelevant

d)

Knowledge

48.

“Did you shoot Rose last night?” is an example

of what question?

a)

Irrelevant question

b)

Relevant question

c)

Control question

d)

None of the above

49.

“Were you in the place of the Mr. Generoso on

the night of September 29, 2025” is an example

of what question?

a)

Relevant questions

b)

Weak relevant question

c)

Irrelevant questions

d)

Strong relevant question

50.

What are these questions unrelated to the

matter under investigation but are similar

nature?

a)

Irrelevant questions

b)

Control questions

c)

Relevant Question

d)

Conclusive question

51.

What kind of response is a deviation from the

normal tracing of the subject in the relevant

question?

a)

Positive response

b)

Normal response

c)

Specific response

d)

Reaction

52.

What type of questions is given to determine

information known or the subject possess regarding the crime or the criminal or his

whereabouts?

a)

Evidence connecting question

b)

Knowledge question

c)

Sacrifice questions

d)

Control questions

53.

What type of test is designed to overly

responsive subject, consisting of questions that

are purely fictitious incident of a similar nature

to the one that is under investigation?

a)

General question test

b)

Guilt complex test

c)

Silent answer test

d)

Peak of tension test

54.

What is force questioning of a person who is

reluctant to give an information?

a)

Interview

b)

Interrogation

c)

Confession

d)

Admission

55.

What is a self-incriminating statement falling

short of an acknowledgement of guilt?

a)

Admission

b)

Confession

c)

Interview

d)

Interrogation

56.

Metal bellows attached under the arms and

chair of the subjects detects

a)

Body movements

b)

Hand movements

c)

Finger movement

d)

Muscle movements

57.

If the tracing of the subject indicates that he is

truthful, the examiners findings should be

________.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

conclusive

d)

inconclusive

58.

Of the following which is a kind of polygraph

machine?

a)

Stoelting polygraph

b)

Laffayette polygraph

c)

Keeler's polygraph

d)

All of these

59.

What part of the galvanograph component

converts electrical to mechanical current?

a)

Amplifier unit

b)

Resonance control

c)

Finger electrode assembly

d)

Sensitivity knob

60.

In any interrogation the belief that man is

fallible human being should not be overlooked

and therefore polygraph examiners are always

subject to _________?

a)

precision of diagnosis

b)

certainty of interpretations

c)

errors

d)

none of these

61.

What is the brief confrontation between the

subject and the polygraph examiner done

every after taking each chart?

a)

Initial interview

b)

Chart probing

c)

Pre-test interview

d)

Post-test interview

62.

In polygraph test, the respiratory tracing is

found in the ____________.

a)

bottom of the chart

b)

top of the chart

c)

middle of the chart

d)

subjects breathing

63.

The reason why the result of polygraph

examination is not admissible evidence in court

of law in the Philippines is because the said

technique in eliciting information or deception

is still in the __________.

a)

experimental stage

b)

law enforcement

c)

analysis aspect

d)

limb

64.

In Backster Zone test, if the color zone for

irrelevant is yellow, what is the color zone for

strong relevant questions?

a)

Green

b)

Red

c)

Black

d)

Orange

65.

There are so many kinds of test technique used

in polygraph examination. What test technique

is being used when the co-called S-K-Y

questions were asked during the test?

a)

Backster Zone Comparison test

b)

Silent Answer test

c)

Guilt complex test

d)

General Question test

66.

What is the keynote to accurate chart

interpretation?

a)

Good question formulation

b)

Good chart marking

c)

Good chart-probing

d)

Good pre-test interview

67.

What kind of response is the reaction of the

human body such as nervous system and

cardiovascular system caused by certain stimuli

like fear, anxiety and other strong emotion.

a)

Internal response

b)

Postural

c)

External response

d)

Specific

68.

The following should be done by the examiner

when polygraph results to indication of

innocence:

a)

Thank the subject for his cooperation

b)

Ask the subject if he has any questions

c)

Release the subject cordially

d)

All of these

69.

A type of test where list of stimulus and non-

stimulus words are read to the subject who is

instructed to answer as quickly as possible?

a)

Word Association test

b)

Psychological stress evaluator

c)

Card test

d)

Hypnosis

70.

What is the symbol used to indicate the start of

the polygraph text marked in the chart?

a)

X

b)

W

c)

S

d)

XX

71.

Does the subject who will undergo the

polygraphy test know in advance what test

questions will be ask?

a)

Yes, except if he is a known liar

b)

No

c)

Only the irrelevant questions

d)

Yes, except in peak of tension test

72.

What is the correct order for detaching sensors

after the instrumental test?

a)

Cardiosphymograph, Pneumograph,

EDS/Galvanometer

b)

Pneumograph, EDS/Galvanometer,

Cardiosphymograph

c)

EDS/Galvanometer,

Cardiosphymograph, Pneumograph

d)

Pneumograph, Cardiosphymograph,

EDS/Galvanometer

73.

Which instrument is attached first during the

examination phase?

a)

Galvanograph

b)

Cardiosphymograph

c)

Pneumograph

d)

Electroencephalograph

74.

This states that among the physiological

responses that may be recorded are those that

automatically occur only following the

stimulation of specific nervous component

system

a)

Psychological leg basic premise

b)

Physiological leg basic premise

c)

Mechanical leg basic premise

d)

None of these

75.

This machine records the tiny voice

modulations of the subject which is inaudible to

the normal hearer.

a)

Eye tracker

b)

Nystagmys

c)

Spectrography

d)

Psychological stress evaluator

76.

The _______ nervous system works to restore

things to normal when the conditions of stress

have been removed. It is the dominant branch

when the condition is normal and the subject is

calm, contented and relaxed

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Parasymphatetic

c)

Central

d)

Autonomic

77.

What chart markings indicates the end of the

test.

a)

X

b)

I

c)

XX

d)

II

78.

Finger electrode is attached to the ____ and

_____ finger of the subject.

a)

thumb; index

b)

index; ring

c)

ring; little

d)

index; middle

79.

Which of the following components is used to

lock the rubber convoluted tube in a

polygraph's pneumograph system?

a)

Pneumo Module

b)

Sphygmomanometer

c)

Beaded Chain

d)

Amplifier Unit

80.

Which of the following instruments is designed

to detect and record changes in respiration of

the subject, including chest and abdominal

movements?

a)

Galvanograph

b)

Pneumograph

c)

Cardiosphygmograph

d)

Kymograph

81.

How many tracings typically appear on a

standard polygraph chart, including respiration,

skin conductivity, and cardiovascular activity?

a)

Three

b)

Two

c)

Four

d)

One

82.

Which device is specifically used to monitor

changes in blood pressure and heart rate

during an examination?

a)

Galvanograph

b)

Pneumograph

c)

Kymograph

d)

Cardiosphygmograph

83.

In the cardiosphygmograph, it is designed to

supply air to the system.

a)

blood pressure cuff

b)

sphygmamonometer

c)

air pump

d)

recording pen

84.

The parasympathetic nervous system works to

restore things to normal when the condition of

stress has been removed. It is dominant branch

when the condition is normal and the subject is

calm, contented and relaxed.

a)

True

b)

Partially True

c)

False

d)

Partially False

85.

85. Juswa, repeatedly tells false stories, believing

them to be true, and shows no understanding

that his actions are wrong. His behavior stems

from a mental disorder that affects his ability to

distinguish right from wrong. What type of liar

does this describe?

a)

Psychopathic Liar

b)

Pathological Liar

c)

Ethnological Liar

d)

Black Liar

86.

During a investigation, a witness deliberately

gives false information to protect the accused

and to mislead the investigator.

a)

Red Lie

b)

Benign Lie

c)

Malicious or Judicial Lie

d)

Jocose lie

87.

A person who has been conditioned not to

reveal secrets, especially within criminal

groups, is known as a:

a)

Black Liar

b)

Ethnological Liar

c)

Psychopathic Liar

d)

Pathological Liar

88.

It refers to a shift in consciousness and focused

attention where the individual becomes highly

open to suggestions while still remaining

aware. However, not everyone can easily be

placed under this state.

a)

Psychological Stress Evaluator

b)

Brain Wave Fingerprinting

c)

Narcoanalysis or Narcosynthesis

d)

Hypnotism

89.

The drug administered to the subject in

Narcoanalysis/Narcosynthesis is _________________.

a)

Shabu

b)

Hyscine Hyrdobromide

c)

Sodium Amytal

d)

Morphine

90.

It refers to the disturbances or irregularities in the

data that are not caused by the subject’s physiological

or psychological responses to the test questions.

a)

Noise

b)

Distortion

c)

Interference

d)

Artifacts

91.

How many questions are typically included in a

polygraph test sequence?

a)

5

b)

8

c)

12

d)

20

92.

How many test charts are usually taken during a

polygraph examination?

a)

Five

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

93.

What is the maximum duration of each polygraph

test chart?

a)

2 minutes

b)

4 minutes

c)

6 minutes

d)

10 minutes

94.

What is the rest interval between polygraph test

charts?

a)

1–2 minutes

b)

3–5 minutes

c)

5–10 minutes

d)

10–15 minutes

95.

What condition must be met for the Peak of Tension Test to be effective?

a)

The crime is widely known

b)

The subject is under stress

c)

Only few people know details

d)

The test uses open questions

96.

When is the Guilt Complex Test typically used?

a)

The subject avoids questions

b)

The subject confesses early

c)

The answers are too similar

d)

The examiner needs a break

97.

When are secondary chart markings used in

polygraphy?

a)

When it is the start and end of the test

b)

When the examiner changes the question

c)

When physiological tracings are distorted

d)

When the chart is printed for review

98.

Which of the following is considered the best

indication of deception in polygraph testing?

a)

A specific response in two charts

b)

A deviation from normal breathing

c)

A response repeated in two charts

d)

Simultaneous specific responses in all three

tracings

99.

Which statement best describes intra-rater

agreement in polygraph testing?

a)

Agreement among different examiners

b)

Agreement between examiner and subject

c)

Examiner’s consistency with own decisions

d)

Examiner’s ability to detect deception

100.

What is a false positive in polygraph testing?

a)

The subject is deceptive but passes the test

b)

The subject is truthful but fails the test

c)

The test cannot determine the result

d)

The examiner skips a question