RELEVANT-IRRELEVANT TEST

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N., Pam M.S.
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Query style in polygraph testing which results in physiological responses to questions relevant to a crime, which are then compared to responses to questions which are irrelevant to a crime. See also: guilty knowledge test.

RELEVANT-IRRELEVANT TEST: "The relevant-irrelevant test has largely been replaced by the control question test in polygraph examination."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. GUILTY KNOWLEDGE TEST
  2. ZONE OF COMPARISON TEST
  3. STIM TEST
  4. QUICK TEST (QT)
  5. CONTROL QUESTION TEST (CQT)
  6. ATTITUDE-RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE
  7. BUFFER ITEM
  8. PROFESSIONAL-APTITUDE TEST
  9. ACT ASSESSMENT
  10. IPSATIVE METHOD
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "RELEVANT-IRRELEVANT TEST," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 28, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/relevant-irrelevant-test/ (accessed May 8, 2021).
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