Polygraph Questions Flashcards
(107 cards)
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What is Mosso known for?
“Mosso’s Motion Mattress”
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Scientific cradle
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What was Marston known for?
“Marston Measured in Moments”
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Discontinuous BP
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What is Keeler known for?
“Keeler is the Key”
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Father of modern-day polygraph
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What is Larson known for?
“Larson Launched the Lines”
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Simultaneous recording of tracings / charts
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What is Reid known for?
“Reid Rewrote the Rules with ‘Probable Lies’”
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Probable lie comparison
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What is Baxter known for?
“Baxter Bounced the Brain”
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Psychological set. Dampening theory
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What is Benussi known for?
“Benussi Balanced the Breaths”
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I / E ratio
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An address change for examiners must be completed within ___ days?
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30
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What is known as the homeostatic control center for the brain?
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Hypothalamus
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What are the stipulations for a victim of a sex crime to take a polygraph?
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- Victim must volunteer / ask to take the test
- Cannot be suggested by investigator
- Must be a YES test
- Suspect must have declined the test
- Suspect is unknown
- Investigator must provide inconsistencies in victim’s statements
- Victim must be told that victim’s advocate can be present
- Victim must be told that the test can be stopped any time at their request
- Must be video recorded
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What is Boyle’s Law?
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I / E. Inhalation / exhalation. The act of breathing causes the pressure inside of the lungs to be lower than that outside and thus air flows inward. If the volume of a gas increases, its pressure decreases, and vice versa
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What is known as the heart’s pacemaker?
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SA node (sinoatrial node)
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What are the 3 parts of a nerve cell?
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- Axon
- Dendrite
- Cell body
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What is the largest organ innervated by the sympathetic nervous system?
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Sweat glands
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What is the only organ directly innervated by the sympathetic nervous system?
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Adrenal medulla
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Sympathetic ____ ____ autonomic stimulation.
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Speeds Up
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Parasympathetic _____ _____ autonomic stimulation.
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Slows Down
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Diastolic BP readings point ___ on a chart.
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Up
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Systolic BP readings point ___ on a chart.
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Down
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The dicrotic notch is in the ___ of the chart.
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Middle
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What are the countermeasure types?
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- Physical
- Mental
- Pharmacological / chemical
- Behavioral
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Where is the peroneal artery located?
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Lower leg / calf
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What does 0/ (zero slash; zero with a slash thru it) mean?
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Artifact
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What is the minimum number of charts required to complete a test?
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3
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What is RBPF?
Respiratory blood pressure fluctuations - undulation associated with breathing. When inhalations and exhalations track exactly with the cardio simultaneously, the cause is likely that the bp cuff is in direct contact with the torso. Also sometimes caused intentionally by the examinee to control their breathing. Other factors could be vascular disease, age, fatigue, medication, and obesity.
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What is a false positive?
When a truthful person is told they failed the test
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What is sensitivity in relation to polygraph testing?
The ability to accurately detect deception
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What is specificity in relation to polygraph testing?
Ability to rule out everything EXCEPT deception
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What is the accuracy of overall polygraph when you combine specific and screening tests?
87%
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What are the 6 validated features of scoring pneumos?
* Apnea/blocking
* Suppression
* Progressive decrease in amplitude
* Decrease in rate
* Change in I/E ratio
* Temporary increase in baseline
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What are the defense mechanisms?
* Compensation
* Denial
* Displacement
* Imagination
* Projection
* Rationalization
* Regression
* Repression
* Sublimation
| Calm Down During Intense Pressure, Remain Rational, Respond, Succeed"
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What are the 7 stages of the post test interview?
* Initial confrontation
* Theme development
* Controlling denials
* Confronting objections
* Handling the breaking point
* Providing optional questions
* Obtaining the confession
| I Think Cops Can Handle People Offending.
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____ controls the concept of right & wrong.
Superego
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What is the question order review?
* Sacrifice relevant
* Relevant
* Comparison
* Irrelevant
* Symptomatic
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____ questions are always last in the question review?
Symptomatic
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What is the unweighted average accuracy rating of the category of each technique?
* Evidentiary - 90%
* Paired testing - 86%
* Investigative - 80%
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What is the EPPA?
Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) 1988. Prohibits employers from requesting polygraphs, seeking retribution against employees for not taking polygraph. Exceptions: Polygraph tests may be used:
By federal, state, or local government agencies
In private security firms (e.g., armored car, alarm, or guard services)
Pharmaceutical Personnel
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What does PDD stand for?
Psychophysiological detection of deception
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What is the Frye decision?
Excluded polygraph testimony in court
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What are the optional locations for EDA, Cardio, Pneumos, and PPG?
* EDA - bottom of feet, forehead, palm, forearm, abdomen
* Cardio - forearm, wrist, calf
* Pneumos - no good options
* PPG - toes
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What is PVC's?
Premature ventricle contractions. Skipping heartbeats.
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Before a person may be licensed as an examiner, he must have at least ____ experience in detection of deception.
1 years’ experience
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KRS standard - Every examiner shall use an instrument which records permanently and simultaneously the subject's ____ and ____ patterns as minimum standards.
* Cardiovascular
* Respiratory
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The examiner shall, immediately upon request of the examinee, ____ an examination in progress.
Terminate
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If the examinee has submitted to fewer than three (3) presentations of each relevant question, the results shall be recorded as ____
No opinion
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The examiner shall maintain on file for at least ____ years all records, papers, polygraph charts, consent to examination forms, notes, question lists or sheets, and reports of polygraph examinations that the examiner conducted.
2 Years
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Each examiner shall complete at least ____ hours of instruction in subject matter relating directly to the polygraph profession during the licensing year.
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APA standards - Polygraph examinations shall be conducted with properly functioning instrumentation that records with, at a minimum, the following physiological data: ____
* Pneumo
* EDA
* Cardio
* Seat sensor
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The ZCT was designed by ____
Backster
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The You Phase ZCT was designed by ____
Backster
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What is the grand conductor of homeostatic control of the body?
Hypothalamus
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Increased sweating as a result of mental activity, especially during emotional arousal, is referred to as ____. It occurs primarily on the glabrous skin on the palmar and plantar surfaces of the body and is likely activated via the hypothalamus.
Emotional sweating
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Normal, quiet inspiration is known as ____
Eupnea
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The ____ is attached to the sternum and is the muscle most responsible for eupneic breathing.
Diaphragm
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Integumentary system is known as ____
Skin
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Outer layer of skin ____
Epidermis
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Inner layer of skin ____
Dermis
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The ____ ____ lies beneath the dermis.
Subcutaneous layer
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The ____ ____ ____ is known as fight, flight or freeze.
Sympathetic nervous system
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The ____ ____ ____ is known as rest and relax.
Parasympathetic nervous system
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The sympathetic nervous system & parasympathetic nervous system are part of the ____ ____ ____
Autonomic nervous system
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What are the functions of the sympathetic nervous system?
* Dilates pupils
* Inhibits salivation
* Relaxes bronchi
* Accelerates heartbeat
* Inhibits peristalsis and secretion
* Stimulates glucose production and release
* Secretion of adrenaline and noradrenaline/epinephrine and norepinephrine
* Inhibits bladder contraction
* Stimulates orgasm
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What are the functions of the parasympathetic nervous system?
* Constricts pupils
* Stimulates flow of saliva
* Constricts bronchi
* Slows heartbeat
* Stimulates peristalsis and secretion
* Stimulates bile release (digestion)
* Contracts bladder
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Typical resting rate breathing cycle (eupnea or quiet breathing) is ____ breaths per minute.
14-16
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The contraction phase of the heartbeat is known as ____ and is ____ on the chart.
Systole (systolic); down
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The relaxation phase of the heartbeat is known as ____ and is ____ on the chart.
Diastole (diastolic); up
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Average heart rate ranges between ____ bpm.
70-80
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A heart rate below 60 bpm is termed ____
Bradycardia
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A heart rate above 100 bpm is termed ____
Tachycardia
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The specific location on a polygraph chart where the spot analysis concept is employed and is generally anchored to a relevant question is called ____
Analysis spot
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What is the anticlimax dampening concept?
An often-observed phenomenon in which examinees sometimes react only to a single relevant question when they are actually being deceptive to two or more in the same test
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Preventative measures used by PDD examiners to block or neutralize the countermeasure efforts of examinees are called ____
Preventative / proactive. Anti-countermeasures
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Anti-countermeasures are ____ and counter-countermeasures are ____
Proactive; reactive
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What is an artifact?
The cause for a change in the examinee’s physiological data that is not attributable to an applied stimulus or recovery
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____ refers to a complex interactive regulatory system by which the body strives to maintain a state of internal equilibrium.
Homeostasis
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____ refers to the period of time between stimulus onset and response onset.
Latency
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The examiner shall inform the prospective examinee that taking the detection of deception examination is a ____ act.
Voluntary
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The examiner shall not conduct an examination on any person whom the examiner believes, through observation or any other credible evidence, to be ____ or ____ unfit for the examination at that time.
* Physically
* Psychologically
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Those procedures routinely included in the examination protocol to deter or neutralize CM’s are called ____.
Anti-countermeasures
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Those procedures invoked only when CM are suspected and are used to defeat them or confirm their presence are called ____.
Counter-countermeasures
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What are countermeasures?
Strategies by examinees to affect PDD testing by the intentional employment of physical, mental, pharmacological, or behavioral efforts
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____ questions ask the examinee to provide whatever information he/she wishes to provide.
Open-ended
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____ questions are narrow focused questions that require very brief answers.
Closed-ended
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____ questions are those questions for which the examinee is allowed to give an answer without direction from the PDD examiner.
Neutral (non-directive)
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____ questions are questions phrased in ways that suggest the PDD examiner has a preferred answer.
Leading
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____ is any act or statement made by the examinee that is a partial acknowledgement of the offense.
Admission
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____ is a full and complete acknowledgement of guilt concerning involvement in the commission of a crime.
Confession
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Yes answered relevant questions are reserved for PDD examinations of ____, ____, and ____.
* Informants
* Victims
* Witnesses
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What is salience?
The novelty, or intensity of a stimulus aka relevant question
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What is a polygraph exam?
A psychophysiological test of deception or recognition sometimes referred to as lie-detection
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What is an evidentiary exam?
A polygraph examination in which the written and stated purpose agreed to by the parties involved is to provide a diagnostic opinion as evidence in a pending judicial proceeding
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What is a paired testing exam?
Polygraph examinations conducted in tandem on two or more individuals by different examiners who are mutually blind to the other test results
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What is an investigative exam?
A polygraph examination intended to supplement and/or assist an investigation
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What is an event specific diagnostic exam?
An event specific evidentiary or investigative polygraph examination conducted to assist in determining the veracity of an examinee regarding his or her knowledge of or involvement in a reported issue or allegation
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What is a screening exam?
A polygraph examination conducted in the absence of a reported incident or allegation
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A sex crime victim shall not be interrogated under any circumstance. True/False
True
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Past sexual history of a sex crime victim shall not be explored by the examiner. True/False
True
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What is the autonomic nervous system (ANS)?
The system of nerves that regulates all innervated tissues and organs except striated muscle fibers
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What is a global assessment in polygraph analysis?
One of the most crucial steps in beginning your analysis process is to make a global assessment of all the physiological data collected
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What is the pneumo channel known as?
The effector channel
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What is the ego?
The executive or decision-making part of our personality
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What does the id represent?
Basic instincts, urges and desires, operating on the pleasure principle and seeking immediate gratification
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Relevant questions with what type of Comparison Questions
Steal Steal
Shoot Hurt/Harm/Injure
Set Fire Damage/Destroy
Drug Possession Contraband
Drug Use Lie (No Drug Topics)
Rape Suspect Sex / Lie about sexual activities
Child Abuse (Physical) Hurt/Harm/injure
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What are examples of movement stimuli?
TALKING (T)
DEEP BREATH (DB)
COUGH (C)
CLEAR THROAT (CT)
SWALLOW (SW)
SNIFF (SN)
YAWN (Y)
SNEEZE (SZ)
LAUGH (L)
SLEEP (SP)
BELCH (B)
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What is the question string for DLST?
N1, N2, SR, 1C1, 1R1, 1R2, 1C2, 2R1, 2R2, 2C1, 3R1, 3R2, 2C2
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What is the question string for 3Q MGQT V2?
1, SR2, C3, R4, R5, C6, R7, C8
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What is the question string for LEPET?
(3Q) 1, SR2, C3, R4, C5, R6, C7, R8, C9
(4Q) 1, SR2, C3, R4, C5, R6, C7, R8, C9, R10, C11
