Effects of Two Methods of Comparing Relevant and Control Questions on the Accuracy of Psychophysiological Detection of Deception.

Abstract

This study was designed to examine the effectiveness of using two methods of comparing relevant and control questions. A mock homicide scenario was set up using a sleeping, female mannequin. A thief was burglarizing the room. While attempting the robbery, the female woke up causing the thief to kill her. A total of 120 subjects were used for training, piloting and data collection. Tests were analyzed by polygraph instructors who were blind to the programmed condition. The first comparison involved comparing the relevant questions to the overall strongest control question. The second comparison consisted of comparing the relevant question to the strongest and closest control question. The study results showed the evaluation of the tests using the strongest control and the strongest and closest control were not significantly different.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA304538

Entities

People

  • Kendall W. Shull
  • Michael L Crowe

Organizations

  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Crime
  • Data Analysis
  • Deception
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Homicide
  • Instructions
  • Instructors
  • Mannequins
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Educational Psychology
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.