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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Polygraphy is High Tech Quackery|By Sky King|Wow! Read this book before you take your next polygraph. I thought polygraphs were a useful tool before reading this book. Now I see that the polygraph is nothing more than pseudo science of the worst kind. Innocent people lose their careers based on these devices from the 1950's that are only slightly better than 50/50 at getting|From Library Journal|Lykken, a well-known polygraph expert, dismantles many myths of lie detector tests and practices and allows us to evaluate assumptions surrounding these tests, which measure variations in an individual's emotional stress. Seventeen years af
The author presents case histories of persons whose lives have been blighted by our uniquely American faith in the myth of the lie detector. Dr. Lykken also explains how to "beat" the machine, not only because it is unfair that spies and Mafia soldiers already know these techniques, but also because innocent persons have nearly a 50:50 chance of failing lie detector tests unless they use appropriate countermeasures. Many state courts in the U.S. still admit lie det... [PDF.ds40] A Tremor In The Blood Rating: 4.77 (581 Votes)
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