Frequently Asked Questions
Is it possible to address more than one issue in the same test?
It is important to avoid asking two issues within the same question such as: "Did you steal the $2,000.00 cash from the safe and the printer from the manager's office?"
Separate issues can not be asked within the same test. For example you cannot ask: "Other than Susan did you have sexual intercourse with anyone else?" together with "Have you ever used any type of illegal drug?" in the same test. Both these issues are separate matters and can cause what is refereed to as anti-climax dampening. If the examinee decided to lie to both questions one question may overpower the other and produce a non deceptive response even though the examinee is lying.
In the example above a person may perceive the sexual intercourse question to be more threatening than the illegal drug question or vice versa. To alleviate these problems it is important not to mix separate issues in the one test.
Several issues can be examined but they have to be addressed in separate exams.