PSYC39H3 Chapter 4: chapter 4 notes
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polygraph: a device for recording an individual"s autonomic nervous system responses. help verify whether a crime has occurred. Insurance companies- verify the claims of the insured. assess and monitor sexual offenders on probation. polygraph disclosure tests: polygraph tests that are used to uncover information about an offender"s past behaviour. whether the offender is violating the conditions of probation. evidence of risky behaviour- such as sexual fantasies about children. periodic testing of employees to identify those engaged in theft or using drugs at work. ground t ruth: as applied to polygraph research, the knowledge of whether the person is actually guilty or innocent. field studies involve real-life situations and actual criminal suspects, together with actual polygraph examinations. Field studies often compare the accuracy of original examiners to. Largest problem with field studies is establishing ground truth.
