Is the inference rule of the "control question polygraph technique" plausible?

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-47

  Elaad, Eitan ^a  

^a Israel Police   (Israel)

Author keywords

Control question technique; Detection of deception; Polygraph

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037350966     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160308143     Document Type: Article

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