Accuracy of polygraph techniques: Problems using confessions to determine ground truth

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 24-26

  Iacono, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Control question polygraph test; Establishing ground truth with confessions; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GUILT; HONESTY; MULTICHANNEL RECORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; VALIDITY;

EID: 49349089732     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2008.06.001     Document Type: Review

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