The polygraph, known more commonly as the “lie detector,” has a long and controversial history as a forensic tool, but it has also been used in a variety of other contexts, including employment ...

Recently I stumbled upon a psychology research report, “Verbal Lie Detection: Its Past, Present and Future.” Given the ...

The head of a federal agency was reportedly given a polygraph test after an apparent news leak — even though such “lie detection” measures are considered junk science. As Politico reports, a lie ...

Since ancient times, the art of discerning truth from lies has captivated human curiosity. In our recent book, Pathological Lying: Theory, Research, and Practice, my co-author, Drew Curtis, and I ...

One of the critical steps in incident response is the interview. In previous articles I’ve looked briefly at the use of polygraph as a tool for identifying lies. Today, I will look at another ...

WASHINGTON -- The world is becoming a trickier place for people who tell lies -- even little white ones. From thermal-imaging cameras, used by Mayo Clinic researchers to read "guilty" eyes, to ...

In this controlled experiment, an intensive training process is put to the test against a polygraph examination. The preparation focuses on stress management, physiological control, and understanding ...