Symptom Validity Testing Helps Detect Lies, Feigned Symptoms

In order to prevent false positive results in polygraph examinations, testing is set to err on the side of caution. This protects the innocent, but increases the chances that a guilty suspect will go unidentified. A new study published in Psychophysiology finds that the use of a written test, known as Symptom Validity Testing (SVT), in conjunction with polygraph testing may improve the accuracy of results. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Anxiety on December 2nd, 2007