Saxe L
Heller School, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02215.
Integr Physiol Behav Sci. 1991 Jul-Sep;26(3):223-31. doi: 10.1007/BF02912514.
Despite substantial contrary scientific evidence, polygraph tests to detect deception continue to be employed in the United States. It is argued that polygraph tests (in particular, the Control Question Technique) lack construct validity. Polygraph tests do not assess deceptiveness, but rather are situations designed to elicit and assess fear. Correct decisions may be obtained when subjects fear detection; however, because there is no way to determine the cause of a subject's fear or anxiety, validation is impossible. The paper also considers other physiological detection paradigms and concludes that because of the nature of honesty their use to detect deception is unlikely.
尽管有大量相反的科学证据，但在美国，用于检测欺骗行为的测谎仪测试仍在继续使用。有人认为，测谎仪测试（特别是控制问题技术）缺乏构想效度。测谎仪测试并非评估欺骗性，而是旨在引发和评估恐惧的情境。当受试者担心被发现时，可能会做出正确的判断；然而，由于无法确定受试者恐惧或焦虑的原因，因此无法进行验证。本文还考虑了其他生理检测范式，并得出结论，由于诚实的本质，利用它们来检测欺骗行为不太可能。
