Truth and Deception: The Polygraph ("Lie-Detector") Technique

Reid, John E.; Inbau, Fred E.

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“…Similarly, deception on relevant questions should make the subject more responsive to relevant than to control questions. The control question technique (Reid & Inbau, 1966) and the zone comparison technique, which is a modified control-question procedure (Backster, 1962), are presently employed by many field examiners.…”

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Physiological measures and the detection of deception.

Podlesny¹,

Raskin²

1977

Psychological Bulletin

146

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Laboratory research on physiological measures for detecting deception is reviewed and evaluated. The general problems encountered in making inferences about truth and deception from physiological recordings are described, and various methods for designing tests of deception are explained and evaluated in light of these problems. The review concludes that a number of cardiovascular, electrodermal, and respiratory measures have been shown to be effective in discriminating between truth and deception. Other promising measures are identified, along with suggestions for conducting laboratory research that will be maximally generalizable to field applications of detection of deception.Deception may be defined as an act or state designed to conceal or distort the truth for the purpose of misleading others. Psychophysiological detection of deception (FDD) is a method of determining if a subject is attempting deception and analyzes physiological activity manifested by that subject in response to a series of questions or other stimuli presented to him. In the typical real-life (field) situation, one or more persons are suspected of having committed certain acts or of having possession of information concerning a crime or similar incident. All of the suspects have denied involvement, and the problem is to determine which, if any, of the suspects are attempting deception. The goal of FDD is to achieve a high degree of accuracy of inferences concerning a subject's deceptive status.

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Section: Control-question Testsmentioning

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Physiological measures and the detection of deception.

Podlesny¹,

Raskin²

1977

Psychological Bulletin

146

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“…Polygraph examiners who use global methods form an overall impression of the strength and consistency of the examinee's physiological reactions to comparison and relevant questions. To decide if the subject was deceptive, the polygraph examiner combines information obtained from the polygraph charts with informal evaluations of the case facts and the subject's statements and demeanor during the polygraph test (Reid & Inbau, 1977).…”

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Human and Computer Decision-making in the Psychophysiological Detection of Deception

Kircher¹,

Kristjansson²,

Gardner³

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“…Decisions about a suspect's involvement in criminal activities are based upon within-participant comparisons of physiological reactions to questions relevant to the criminal investigation (e.g., theft of a determined amount of money) and to probable-lie comparison questions. Comparison questions address a general content area that is related to, but excludes the specific criminal activity in question (Reid & Inbau, 1977). For example, if the criminal activity under investigation pertained to the theft of money, a comparison question might be, "Before the age of 21, did you ever take something that didn't belong to you?"…”

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The Effects of Augmented Physiological Feedback on Detection of Deception

Stern¹,

Kircher²

2002

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Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing deta sources. Bothering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, SPONSORING / MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)DoD Polygraph Institute 7540 Pickens Avenue Fort Jackson, SC 29207 SPONSORING / MONITORING AGENCY REPORT NUMBERDoDPI99-P-0004/DoDPI02-R-0009 SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES 12a. DISTRIBUTION / AVAILABILITY STATEMENTPublic release, distribution unlimited. 12b. DISTRIBUTION CODE ABSTRACT (Maximum 200 wonts)The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of two types of augmented physiological feedback (APF) on the reliability and accuracy of probable-lie comparison question test (CQT). Two hundred and ten college students participated in the study half of whom were guilty of a mock crime and half innocent. During questioning, one group received skin conductance feedback, a second group received composite feedback (skin conductance, cardiograph, and respiration), and a third group received no feedback. The results indicated that APF did not increase detection rates above that of no-feedback group in this study. However, APF did decrease the rate of habituation during repetition of the question sequences thus allowing for great discrimination between innocent and guilty participants as the CQT progressed. ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study was to assess the effects of two types of augmented physiological feedback (APF) on the reliability and accuracy of probable-lie comparison question tests (CQT). Two hundred and ten college students participated in the study, half of whom were guilty of a mock crime and half innocent. During questioning, one group received skin conductance feedback, a second group received composite feedback (skin conductance, cardiograph, and respiration), and a third group received no feedback. The results indicated that APF did not increase detection rates above that of the no-feedback group in this study.However, APF did decrease the rate of habituation during repetition of the question sequences thus allowing for greater discrimination between innocent and guilty participants as the CQT progressed.

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Truth and Deception: The Polygraph ("Lie-Detector") Technique

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Physiological measures and the detection of deception.

Physiological measures and the detection of deception.

Human and Computer Decision-making in the Psychophysiological Detection of Deception

The Effects of Augmented Physiological Feedback on Detection of Deception

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