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American Psychologist
8 peer-reviewed polygraph studies · 1976–2005
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Every peer-reviewed study from American Psychologist in our database, ordered newest first.
On the psychology of confessions: Does innocence put innocents at risk?
Innocent suspects waive Miranda rights at 81% compared to 36% for guilty suspects, and interrogators exert significantly more pressure on…
The psychology of confession evidence
The paper identified three specific problems: police routinely use deception and psychological coercion during interrogation; these methods can cause innocent…
Polygraph testing: Thoughts of a skeptical legislator
Brooks advocated for congressional restrictions on expanded federal polygraph screening, citing scientific validity concerns and civil liberties implications. His legislative…
The Validity of Polygraph Testing: Scientific Analysis and Public Controversy
The review found serious problems with both the theoretical basis and evidentiary quality supporting polygraph validity, and concluded that reported…
On the fallibility of lie detection
The paper concluded that lying does not produce a measurable physiological response, that empirical evidence showed high false positive rates…
Statistical versus clinical lie detection
Clinical interpretation achieved 71% detection of guilty subjects but misclassified 50% of innocent participants as deceptive, while statistical analysis achieved…
Deception and role playing: On telling the good guys from the bad guys.
Cooper argued that laboratory mock-crime studies lacked the realistic stakes and consequences of field polygraph examinations, leading to overestimates of…
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