Deception, the Polygraph, and Psychopathy
The Role of Orienting in the Concealed Information
Test
978-3-639-08364-4
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144
2008-09-15
59.00 €
eng
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Although thousands of polygraph tests are performed
each year, detection of deception using the
polygraph (“lie detector”) remains controversial.
Polygraph tests need to meet the same criteria as
other psychological tests in order to be regarded
scientific. Most importantly, polygraph tests need
to be accurate and have a good theory (National
Research Council, 2003).
The Concealed Information Test is a polygraph test
with good accuracy and a well developed theory. The
idea behind the test is simple and elegant. The
perpetrator of a crime knows things about the crime,
of which an innocent is unaware. When confronted
with this crime information, only the guilty will
recognize it and is likely to show a bodily response
towards it. Still, the theory of the Concealed
Information Test needs further empirical
verification.
This book describes a series of studies on the
theory of the Concealed Information Test. The data
generally support the theory of the Concealed
Information Test. These findings suggest that the
Concealed Information Test can be a useful forensic
tool for criminal investigations.
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