The essence of polygraph test formats and requirements for their application

Abstract

The quality of the work of the polygraph examiner and the results of the performed psychophysiological studies with the use of polygraph depends largely on the correctness of the used test formats, the purpose of which is to serve as indicators in checking the information data from the investigated persons for their authenticity. They identify the mechanism of implementation of the relevant methods, which, due to their proper application by a polygraph examiner, provide verified results. Different schools for the preparation of future polygraph examiner provide different and even outdated educational methodological tools, which do not always reflect modern approaches in the technologies of application of test formats, which causes unusual understanding and perception. Introduction of innovations in use of test formats and is the purpose of this research. The study uses the general dialectic method of scientific knowledge of real phenomena, as well as general scientific and special methods of polygraphology. The scientific opinion on modern possibilities of introduction of new test formats, which form the basis of polygraph methods for their use in law-enforcement activities of polygraph examiner in the process of psychophysiological researches with application of polygraph, is substantiated. The classification of these methods and their characteristics is given depending on the direction of the polygraph procedure by the polygraph examiner. It has been established that the most famous, recognized and applied in scientific and practical circles of polygraph examiners tests on cognition and detection of deception. In the first group of test formats only polygraph method of CIT, which according to Meta-analysis can be applied as research, not proof, is considered to be a qualified one. In the second group of test formats the “Evidence-based methods”, “Methods for pair testing” and “Research methods” are the most valid. Each of them has the appropriate content and target direction and is recommended for use in a specific category of carrying out psychophysiological researches using polygraph

Keywords

• polygraph
• polygraphology
• polygraph examiner
• polygraph examination
• polygraph tests
• test formats