Question

A prisoner eligible for parole is required to take a polygraph test. although the prisoner tells the truth in response to one question, the polygraph operator records the response as a lie. according to recent research, this kind of error is:

Answer 1

The error is more than likely a lie. Less than ten percent of lies are inaccurate. You could also be telling the truth, and be nervous, which could make the polygraph say you're lying. Due to the small chance that the test reported a false positive, the prisoner can contest the polygraph results and request to be tested again.

Answer 2

According to recent research, this kind of error is UNUSUAL; LESS THAN TEN PERCENT OF TRUE STATEMENTS ARE INTERPRETED AS LIES.
Polygraph test is used to detect whether a person is saying the truth or lying, it is a lie detector. It is typically used in police investigation and job interviews for some positions. When the polygraph test is been conducted, it is unusual for true statements to be interpreted as lies.