Journal of Applied Psychology 2004

Comparison of Polygraph Data Obtained From Individuals Involved in Mock Crimes and Actual Criminal Investigations.

Dean A. Pollina^1,2; Andrew B. Dollins²; Stuart M. Senter²; Donald J. Krapohl²; Andrew H. Ryan²

¹ Department of Defense Polygraph Institute, Fort Jackson, SC 29207, USA. [email protected] · ² Department of Defense Polygraph Institute, Fort Jackson, SC, US

Abstract

In a preliminary attempt to determine the generalizability of data from laboratory mock-crime studies, the authors examined the similarities and differences among the cardiovascular, electrodermal, and respiration responses of deceptive and nondeceptive individuals elicited to crime-relevant and crime-irrelevant questions. Participants in the laboratory group were randomly assigned to nondeceptive (n = 28) or deceptive (n = 27) treatment groups, and a mock-crime scenario was used. The field participants were confirmed nondeceptive (n = 28) or deceptive (n = 39) criminal suspects who underwent polygraph examinations between 1993 and 1997. The results indicated that there were salient differences between field and similarly obtained laboratory polygraph response measures. However, accuracy of laboratory participants' classifications using logistic regression analysis was not significantly different from field participants' classification accuracy.

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10.1037/0021-9010.89.6.1099

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