CT015 - The Day The Polygraph Lied

Episode 15 - The Polygraph Test

 

The polygraph has a long and tenuous history rooted in efforts to advance interrogation techniques. Currently it is dismissed by scientists, and is inadmissible in court, yet, the polygraph examination is still used by federal agencies, businesses, investigators and police forces.

The lie detector is often used within the realm of conspiracy theory and alternative beliefs as an offering of proof on the basis of honesty and integrity of those making extraordinary claims. But do we trust it? Do we really care about the outcome of polygraph tests, given the controversy surrounding their validity? The truth is, yes we do. We want to put stock in these tests, and we want to have proof put before us.

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Links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygraph

https://theintermediateperiod.wordpress.com/2017/09/16/aldrich-ames-on-beating-a-polygraph/

https://www.polygraph.org/

https://www.antipolygraph.org/ceppa.shtml

https://www.counterpunch.org/2013/12/20/the-myth-of-the-polygraph/

http://stlr.org/2018/01/10/does-fmri-lie-detection-have-a-future-in-the-courtroom/

http://clbb.mgh.harvard.edu/deception/

https://brainworldmagazine.com/the-neuroscience-of-lying/

https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2012/09/25/nsa-whistleblower-reveals-how-to-beat-a-polygraph-test

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/spycatcher/201203/the-truth-about-lie-detection

http://jaapl.org/content/38/4/446

https://www.nap.edu/read/10420/chapter/5

https://www.vox.com/2014/8/14/5999119/polygraphs-lie-detectors-do-they-work

http://jimfishertruecrime.blogspot.com/2012/03/jorelys-rivera-murder-case-polygraph-as.html

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-human-beast/201303/do-lie-detectors-work

https://www.area51polygraph.com/polygraph

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22467640

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https://evolutioncounseling.com/the-need-for-validation/

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https://www.apa.org/research/action/polygraph.aspx