The National Academy of Sciences recently concluded that polygraph tests
A) are 98 percent accurate, regardless of the examiner.
B) are more likely to label the guilty innocent than the reverse.
C) should be used to screen employees and to aid law enforcement.
D) should not be used to screen employees.

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The National Academy of Sciences concluded that polygraph tests should not be used to screen employees. While they may have some use in law enforcement, the overall accuracy of the tests is not high enough to justify using them as a screening tool for potential employees.

The National Academy of Sciences Recently Concluded That Polygraph Tests