The polygraph and lie detection /

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Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2003.
Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 398 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Lie detectors and detection -- Evaluation. Lie detectors and detection -- Evaluation. Electronic books. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11126533

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Other authors / contributors:	Committee to Review the Scientific Evidence on the Polygraph (National Research Council (U.S.)) National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences. National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on National Statistics. National Research Council (U.S.). Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.
ISBN:	0309502128 9780309502122 9786610183715 6610183716 0309084369 9780309084369 0305084369 9780309263924 0309263921
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Annotation The US Department of Energy asked the Committee to Review the Scientific Evidence on the Polygraph to do so, focusing on aspects that might impact the validity and reliability of lie detectors for personnel security screening. In addition to examining the literature, they visited a number of government agencies to watch the polygraph in operation. Among their findings is that people with sufficient motivation and resources can mount effective countermeasures that degrade accuracy. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Other form:	Print version: Polygraph and lie detection. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2003 0309084369

Table of Contents:

Lie detection and the polygraph
Validity and its measurement
The scientific basis for polygraph testing
Evidence from polygraph research : qualitative assessment
Evidence from polygraph research : quantitative assessment
Alternative techniques and technologies
Uses of polygraph tests
Conclusions and recommendations. Appendixes. A : polygraph questioning techniques
B : use of polygraph screening in the U.S. Department of Energy and other federal agencies
C : the Wen Ho Lee case and the polygraph
D : physiological processes measured by the polygraph
E : historical notes on the modern polygraph
F : computerized scoring of polygraph data
G : process for systematic review of polygraph validation studies
H : quantitative assessment of polygraph test accuracy
I : false positive index values for polygraph testing
J : decision analysis of polygraph security screening
K : combining information sources in medical diagnosis and security screening
L : biographical sketches of committee members and staff.

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