Affiliation:
1. Moscow State University of Psychology & Education
Abstract
<p style="text-align: justify;">The scientific validity of polygraph testing is regularly criticized by the scientific community in view of the subjectivity of data evaluation and the unclear predictive value of the parameters obtained with the help of a polygraph. In order to clarify the contribution of the physiological cues used in identifying the salience of the topic during polygraph screening, the materials of an empirical study obtained from a sample of 67 volunteers who have a risk factor associated with forgery of documents and do not have it are presented. A psychophysiological method was used with a preliminary questionnaire about the well-being at the time of the experiment. During the paid experiment, it was proposed to forge a financial document and lie about it to a polygraph examiner, or answer questions honestly. In order to eliminate subjectivity in data evaluation, all registered signals were digitized, standardized and processed using the discriminate analysis method. At the same time, a high accuracy of the discriminant model was found (92.5%). The parameters of a short-term rise in blood pressure and changes in the electrical activity of the skin were the main variables for the classification of persons with and without a risk factor. The data obtained complement previous studies on the accuracy of the polygraph screening test, expanding the prognostic value of the length of the respiratory signal line.</p>
Publisher
Moscow State University of Psychology and Education
Subject
General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Environmental Science
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