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POLYGRAPH TEST [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-06-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Security
- Criminology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- modified general question test
1, record 1, English, modified%20general%20question%20test
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- MGQT 1, record 1, English, MGQT
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[A polygraph] test format patterned after the Reid test and modified by the U. S. military. It contains relevant, irrelevant, & comparison questions. The MGQT test is widely used in the field and has a body of validity in research. 1, record 1, English, - modified%20general%20question%20test
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité
- Criminologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- test modifié de questions générales
1, record 1, French, test%20modifi%C3%A9%20de%20questions%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rales
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-12-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Criminology
- Criminal Psychology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fear theory
1, record 2, English, fear%20theory
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The fear theory holds that the relevant questions in a conventional polygraph test elicit fear of the consequences of being caught in a lie, which in turn produces the physiological responses measured. 1, record 2, English, - fear%20theory
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Criminologie
- Psychologie criminelle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- théorie de la peur
1, record 2, French, th%C3%A9orie%20de%20la%20peur
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-09-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Criminology
- Police
- Criminal Psychology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- pass a polygraph test
1, record 3, English, pass%20a%20polygraph%20test
correct, verb
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- pass a polygraph examination 2, record 3, English, pass%20a%20polygraph%20examination
correct, verb
- pass a lie-detector test 1, record 3, English, pass%20a%20lie%2Ddetector%20test
correct, verb
- beat the box 1, record 3, English, beat%20the%20box
see observation, verb
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Though I advised the Cleveland office against a polygraph on either of the likely suspects, because true psychopaths are frequently able to "beat the box, "the Cleveland office decided to give the first suspect a lie-detector test. Then they called me to tell me the suspect had passed. I asked whether his alibi had been verified, and the answer was, "What for? He passed the polygraph test. " 1, record 3, English, - pass%20a%20polygraph%20test
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
beat the box: slang. 2, record 3, English, - pass%20a%20polygraph%20test
Record 3, Key term(s)
- pass a lie detector test
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Criminologie
- Police
- Psychologie criminelle
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- réussir à un test polygraphique
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9ussir%20%C3%A0%20un%20test%20polygraphique
proposal
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- tromper un test polygraphique 1, record 3, French, tromper%20un%20test%20polygraphique
proposal
- tromper un détecteur de mensonge 1, record 3, French, tromper%20un%20d%C3%A9tecteur%20de%20mensonge
proposal
- déjouer un test polygraphique 1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9jouer%20un%20test%20polygraphique
proposal
- déjouer un détecteur de mensonge 1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9jouer%20un%20d%C3%A9tecteur%20de%20mensonge
proposal
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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