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Chapter Viii - Test Questions Types and Purposes
Chapter Viii - Test Questions Types and Purposes
Chapter Viii - Test Questions Types and Purposes
CHAPTER VIII
TEST QUESTIONS: TYPES AND PURPOSES
Purpose: To establish and re-establish the subject’s normal tracing plus response
capability (excitement level) with verbal stimuli.
Purpose: To produce a change from the subject’s norm tracing plus excitement
level plus stimulus.
Classes:
a. Strong or primary relevant – having an intense and specific
relationship to the offense or problem being considered.
Module: Lie Detection Techniques (3/1)
Types:
a. Sacrifice or DYAT – designed to uncover the subject’s attitude,
cooperation towards the test. DYAT – Do you intend to answer the question
truthfully?
To evoke less stress than the offense (relevant) questions in deceitful subjects.
4. Guilt Complex Questions – are questions about the fictitious crime which is
almost similar in nature and equal in weight to the offense under investigation.
5. Symptomatic Questions – are questions that relates about the subject trust in
the examiner regarding confinement to the original issue under investigation.
8. Post- Interview.
nervous system has become active, following the stress area on the polygraph
char, indicating a psychological return to the subject’s exhibited average
emotional level. (With Value)
9. Question must be clear and phrase in language that the subject can
easily understand.
10. They must not contain interference in one’s relation or practical belief.
Module: Lie Detection Techniques (3/1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoWfxyqm_UE
Types of Questions in
Polygraphy (Relevant,
Irrelevant, Control
questions, etc.)
References:
King-eo, Chester (2006). Introduction to Specific Lie Detection. Unpublished notes
from the University of the Cordilleras: Baguio City
http://www.truthverifier.com.html
http://wwwpolytest.org/polyfaq.htm