Direction:Questioning techniques may differ in the

nature, the sequencing of questions.

Let us now try to
create or formulate each some of the main polygraph
testquestions, you may refer on the crime scenario
below.

At around 5:00 p.m., Dr. Snerd was found murdered in his office shortly before he
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could turn in his final term grades for organic chemistry, and his computerized
gradebook erased from his hard drive. The hard copy of his grades did not yet
contain the results of the organic laboratory unknown which counted 50% of the term
grade or the final exam. It appeared that the professor died from a blow to the head.
A broken 2-liter filter flask which was stained with a substance that looked like blood
was found in the broken glass receptacle of the organic lab. The flask was believed
to be the murder weapon since the blood stain matched Dr. Snerd’s blood type and
had an indistinguishable DNA fingerprint to a blood sample analyzed from Dr. Snerd.
There were neither fingerprints on the flask nor any fingerprints other than Dr.
Snerd’s on his computer keyboard or mouse. Among the physical evidence collected
at the crime scene was a blond hair found on the computer keyboard which could
not have come from Dr. Snerd (dark brown hair). Detectives investigating the case
interviewed all of the students in the class and identified two suspects. Classmates
had indicated that Suspect #1 had been highly agitated when Dr. Snerd refused to
check the answer key provided by the laboratory assistant which had an identity for
the student’s unknown that did not remotely resemble the answer submitted by the
student. IR and C-13 NMR spectra showed no evidence of a carbonyl peak or a
benzene ring although the answer key identified the unknown as acetophenone.
Suspect #1’s high hopes of going to medical school would be greatly dashed
because the zero that was given for the unknown would drop the “A” earned on
exams to a “D” grade for the course. Suspect #2 was a student who had requested
an incomplete in the course to avoid receiving a failing grade that would cause the
loss of an athletic scholarship (and destroy hopes of earning the big bucks as a
professional athlete!)

Question:
You are the forensic polygraphist or examiner assigned to the case. You are to investigate the
two students who turned out to become a suspect, they have to undergo interview to
determine their involvement in the crime scene. As part of the examination, you have to
formulate some questions that is being used in the lie detection or truth verification
examination. Formulate each types of question that is related to the crime scene scenario
above.

1. Relevant-Irrelevant Test Question

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2. Comparison Question (Control Question) Test Question

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3. Zone Comparison Test

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4. Stimulation Test Question

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Instruction: Research for any crime scene scenario. Formulate Ten (10) sets of Test
Questions related to the crime scene you have chosen. You may use any types of the test
questions. Note: You may also choose an employment scenario where polygraph examination
is also utilized. Be creative and write it on the space provided below.

Answer/s:
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*Please be guided with this Self-Assessment Checklist Rubrics:

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