Barney is taking a polygraph test during which the examiner will assess his general emotional arousal to each of the responses on several multiple choice items regarding the "crime." This series of multiple choice items makes up the __________ test.
A)connotative guilt
B)critical incidents
C)relevant details
D)guilty knowledge

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The series of multiple choice items designed to assess general emotional arousal to responses regarding a crime is known as the "guilty knowledge test." This test is based on the premise that someone guilty of a crime will have knowledge about specific details of the crime that innocent people would not, and this knowledge can trigger detectable physiological responses.

Barney Is Taking a Polygraph Test During Which the Examiner