Psychology

PSY-161, Term 8, April 2004, Prof. Lori Nelson

General Psychology

Study guide: Lie detection

Pages 404-406 on lie detection in Chapter 11 "Emotion" and related classes

Facts and concepts to understand

  • What do polygraphs actually measure? How is this thought to be related
    to lying?
  • How are polygraphs used?
  • How accurate are polygraphs? Why?
  • Problems with polygraphs
  • Problems avoided by the guilty knowledge test
  • What is likely to be the character of "lie detectors" of the future?

Terms

  • Polygraph / "lie detector"
  • Guilty knowledge test
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Lori Nelson, PSY-161, Term 8, April 2004

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