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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455990503321

Titolo

The polygraph and lie detection [[electronic resource] /] / Committee to Review Scientific Evidence on the Polygraph, Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences and Committee on National Statistics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2003

ISBN

1-280-18371-3

9786610183715

0-309-50212-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (416 p.)

Disciplina

363.25/4

Soggetti

Lie detectors and detection - Evaluation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Lie Detection and the Polygraph""; ""2 Validity and Its Measurement""; ""3 The Scientific Basis for Polygraph Testing""; ""4 Evidence from Polygraph Research: Qualitative Assessment""; ""5 Evidence from Polygraph Research: Quantitative Assessment""; ""6 Alternative Techniques and Technologies""; ""7 Uses of Polygraph Tests""; ""8 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""References""; ""Appendix A Polygraph Questioning Techniques""

""Appendix B Use of Polygraph Screening in the U.S. Department of Energy and Other Federal Agencies""""Appendix C The Wen Ho Lee Case and the Polygraph""; ""Appendix D Physiological Processes Measured by the Polygraph""; ""Appendix E Historical Notes on the Modern Polygraph""; ""Appendix F Computerized Scoring of Polygraph Data""; ""Appendix G Process for Systematic Review of Polygraph Validation Studies""; ""Appendix H Quantitative Assessment of Polygraph Test Accuracy""; ""Appendix I False Positive Index Values for Polygraph Testing""



""Appendix J Decision Analysis of Polygraph Security Screening""""Appendix K Combining Information Sources in Medical Diagnosis and Security Screening""; ""Appendix L Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff""; ""Index""