A person administering a polygraph test who sets the machine to _____ sensitivity is adopting a _____ decision-making strategy and is likely to make a large number of _____.
A)maximal;liberal;false alarms
B)minimal;liberal;misses
C)maximal;conservative;hits
D)minimal;conservative;false alarms

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Setting the machine to maximal sensitivity means that even minor changes in physiological responses will be recorded. This is a liberal decision-making strategy, which means the person administering the test is more likely to report false positives or false alarms. Therefore, they will make a large number of false alarms.

A Person Administering a Polygraph Test Who Sets the Machine