PSYC 3310 Lecture Notes - Public Knowledge, Tunnel Vision, Clifford Olson
13 Feb 2013
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Midterm: october 18, 2012 8:30 to 11:30 (2 hr) Idea that physiological reactions indicative of lying has long history. China - suspects forced to chew handful or rice, if dry following assumed to be lying. West africa - people suspected of a crime passed a bird"s egg to one another. Whoever broke the egg was accused of the crime, believing that their nervousness caused them to drop the egg. William moulton marston credited with early development (1938), which lead to polygraph. Looked at measurable change in blood pressure as signs of lying. Under pen name charles moulton created comic book character. Wonder woman, whose lasso of truth trapped those in it"s coils to reveal the truth. Based on belief that deception is related to physiological change. Tell a lie, get a measure of deception. Ask real questions, if suspect looks more like a liar than a truth-teller, then the individual is lying. John larson develops 1st systematic questioning procedure.
