Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.