Lesson 5 Flashcards
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Within the U.S. federal government, a polygraph examination is also referred to as a?
Psychophysiological Detection of Deception (PDD) examination.
The Examination Room or Polygraph Suite must be______ and_____ from all outside noise and detracting influences.
Private
Free
What percentage of the polygraph suite should be soundproof?
90%
– A setup in a polygraph suite that allows an authorized audience, such as a lawyer or investigator, to discreetly observe and monitor the test proceedings without direct interaction.
One-Way Mirror and Remote Sound System
Refers to persons who are not suitable for polygraph testing due to permanent physical illness or conditions such as mental derangement, narcotic addiction, coercion, serious heart conditions, severe nervous disorders, severe respiratory illnesses, or quadriplegia (paralysis of both arms and legs).
Permanent Physical Illness
refers to conditions such as sickness, injury, pain, physical discomfort, external physical or mental fatigue, colds, coughs, fever, allergies, and influences of sedatives and liquor are causes for deferment of the test until such time that the subjects regain his ordinary physical condition, a pregnant woman, unless he has obtained prior written permission from a physician to do so.
Temporary illness
Phases of Polygraph Examination
Phase I - Initial Interview with the Investigator Handling the Case
Phase II - Pre-Test Interview
Phase III – The Conduct of Instrumentation or Actual Test
Phase IV - Post-Test Interview or Interrogation
Test question are formulated by the polygraph examiner based from information obtained from the?.
Investigator
Before the actual testing is done, the examiner must first make an __________of the subject which may last from_________ to condition the subject psychologically for the test, to apprise the subject of his constitutional rights, a written consent which must be freely and voluntary given is taken.
informal interview
- These are questions which have no bearing to the case under investigation. The question may refer to the subject’s age, educational attainment, marital status, citizenship, occupation, etc.
Irrelevant Question
The examiner asks these types of questions to ascertain the subject’s normal pattern of response by eliminating the feeling of apprehension.
Irrelevant Question
- These are questions pertaining to the issue under investigation. They must be unambiguous, unequivocal and understandable to the subject. They must be related to one issue or one criminal act. It is equally important to limit the number of this questions to avoid discomfort to the subject.
Relevant Question
– These questions are intended and created to test for direct participation only and specifically designed to produce and emotional response in guilty subject.
Strong Relevant or Primary or Crucial Question
These are questions concern in several secondary aspects of the crime or problem and often deal with guilty knowledge and partial involvement.
Weak Relevant or Secondary Question
- These are questions which are unrelated to the matter under investigation but are of similar nature although less serious as compared to those relevant questions under investigation.
Control Question
– is based on known lie. It must concern about actions that transpired within three (3) to five (5) years’ time prior to case under investigation occurred. Example: Before turning the age of 15, have you ever raped a goat?
Primary Control Question
– is more precise in nature and is based on another experience of unlawful activity, which will improve the chance for responsiveness. It ranges covers up to the current period. The question for responsiveness must not be connected to the case under investigation.
Secondary Control Question
– This is intended to arouse the guilty subject and focus his attention on the probability of incriminating proof that would tend to establish his guilt. In formulating the question, the examiner must know from the investigator whether or not pieces of evidences were collected from the scene of the crime. Example: Was the evidence found at the scene of the crime yours?
Evidence Connection Question
– This question is intended to discover whether the subject possesses information regarding the identity of the offender, or as to the location of the evidence or other secondary elements of the facts of the case under investigation. Example: Did you know who committed the crime?
Knowledge Question
– This is intended to obtain responses usually produced by the introduction of the first relevant question in the sequence. These divulge the subject’s norm plus stimulus and excitement stage. Example: Regarding the stealing incident, do you intend to answer all of these questions truthfully?
Sacrifice or DYAT Question
– These questions are intended to identify and assess the occurrence of the outside issues that might restrain subject’s responses to the relevant question. An outside factor in a case, which he is concerned, but not the issue under investigation. Example: Do you understand that i will only ask you questions we discussed?
Symptomatic or Introductory Question
– These are three groups question place as one by Backster and they are intended to verify the previous charts and detect indirect participation or guilty knowledge.
SKY Question
SKY means?
Suspect Know You
Validated methods for Test Data Analysis used in PH
Utah Zone Comparison Test (UZCT)(PLC/DLC)
DLST
