<\/figure>\n\n\n\n5. Eye Scan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Lie detector instruments with a lot of moving needles and blinking lights commonly used as props for forensics crime drama TV shows and movies are no longer the kinds employed by polygraphers of today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What they use now are computerized polygraph machines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was in 1991 when the analog polygraph machine first encountered its fully computerized counterpart, which was the creation of the University of Utah psychology professors John Kircher and David Raskin. While less unwieldy, their invention still came integrated with an assortment of sensors for the computer to be able to record physiological changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They then collaborated with Anne Cook, a colleague of theirs from the same university, who, at that time, was using an eye-tracking device in order to conduct experiments on what the eyes could reveal about reading comprehension and memory. A couple of other professors at the University of Utah also joined the newly formed team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The said scientific collaboration discovered that the eyes could reveal added cognitive load as a result of lying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2012, a group of investors bought the rights to the technology used by the professors as well as asked them to join on board in introducing the eye-scanning lie detector to the world of polygraphy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What’s really nice about the eye-scanning lie detector is that it’s devoid of the various sensors and whatnots that make a traditional polygraph machine clumsy and scary. Basically, it’s just a computer with a camera. During the examination, instead of being strapped to a machine, the subject simply has to place his or her chin on a chin rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 15-minute eye-scanning lie detector monitors nothing but eye activity. It turns out that stress resulting from lying causes the pupils of the eyes to dilate or enlarge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\n6. Voice Stress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, an American poet, once said that the human voice is the organ of the soul. True enough, a deceitful person’s voice can give him or her away with the use of modern-day technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A polygraph test as we know it works not by detecting lies. Rather, it allows the examiner to have an idea of whether or not the subject is lying by being on the lookout for physiological changes such as blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate and the skin’s electrical conductivity (sweating).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These bodily processes, however, can be influenced through mental and physical countermeasures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s a good thing that there’s something in the body of a lie detector examinee that he or she cannot influence while being interrogated: the vocal cords, which the individual uses to answer yes or no questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When your fight or flight response is activated, such as due to the stress and added cognitive load that lying brings, the muscles of your body not only become tense. Back in 1970, a researcher at the University College London (UCL) named Olof Lippold learned that the muscles also vibrate when people are stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This discovery of his is what would pave the way for VSA and, eventually, CVSA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
VSA stands for voice stress analysis, which, as the name implies, is designed to detect the presence of tremors in the voice of the individual who is undergoing it \u2014 there will be tremors in the voice when telling a lie and there will be none when telling the truth. The said tremors can only be picked up by a VSA machine and not the human ears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unlike a conventional polygraph machine, a VSA machine looks a lot less cumbersome and intimidating. After all, the truth-telling procedure’s setup is basically just a microphone that’s plugged into a unit with needles that write wavy lines onto a scrolling roll of paper. Needless to say, there are no sensors, cables and wires that can make some examinees nervous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1988, a new and improved version of VSA came into being: CVSA<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Short for computerized voice stress analysis, it replaced the analog VSA, which makes undergoing it even less nerve-racking for a person being interrogated for a crime-related incident or as a screening process for a job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because humans are incapable of controlling the vibration of their muscles when stressed, VSA and CVSA are nearly foolproof. Also, the only countermeasure possible when undergoing it is for you to not speak at all. Depending on who you ask, the procedure can be anywhere from 90% to 95% accurate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read Next: Can You Do a Lie Detector Test Online?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nJust Before You Undergo an Alternative to a Polygraph Test<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDetermining the veracity of what people say is a must in certain situations, such as for solving crimes or screening the most suitable candidates for a sensitive job position. More often than not, hooking them up to a polygraph machine is an indispensable part of the investigative or pre-employment process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Above, we talked about some alternatives to a standard lie detector test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each one of them has an obvious advantage over a polygraph examination as we know it. However, there are also some downsides to their use, which is probably why a traditional polygraph is still the most preferred and widely used truth-telling procedure by law enforcers, criminal investigators and some private companies and government agencies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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