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RELEVANT-IRRELEVANT TEST: "The relevant-irrelevant test has largely been replaced by the control question test in polygraph examination."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "RELEVANT-IRRELEVANT TEST," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 28, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/relevant-irrelevant-test/ (accessed June 28, 2022).
