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POLYGRAPH TEST [4 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 2000-08-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Police
- Criminology
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- polygraph test
1, record 3, English, polygraph%20test
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- polygraph examination 2, record 3, English, polygraph%20examination
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Police
- Criminologie
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- test polygraphique
1, record 3, French, test%20polygraphique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
À la suite de la décision rendue dans les années 60 par la Cour suprême dans l'affaire Phillion, les résultats des tests polygraphiques ne sont pas recevables en tant qu'éléments de preuve devant les tribunaux canadiens. 2, record 3, French, - test%20polygraphique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1994-09-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Criminology
- Police
- Criminal Psychology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- pass a polygraph test
1, record 4, English, pass%20a%20polygraph%20test
correct, verb
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- pass a polygraph examination 2, record 4, English, pass%20a%20polygraph%20examination
correct, verb
- pass a lie-detector test 1, record 4, English, pass%20a%20lie%2Ddetector%20test
correct, verb
- beat the box 1, record 4, English, beat%20the%20box
see observation, verb
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, 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 4, English, - pass%20a%20polygraph%20test
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
beat the box: slang. 2, record 4, English, - pass%20a%20polygraph%20test
Record 4, Key term(s)
- pass a lie detector test
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Criminologie
- Police
- Psychologie criminelle
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- réussir à un test polygraphique
1, record 4, French, r%C3%A9ussir%20%C3%A0%20un%20test%20polygraphique
proposal
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- tromper un test polygraphique 1, record 4, French, tromper%20un%20test%20polygraphique
proposal
- tromper un détecteur de mensonge 1, record 4, French, tromper%20un%20d%C3%A9tecteur%20de%20mensonge
proposal
- déjouer un test polygraphique 1, record 4, French, d%C3%A9jouer%20un%20test%20polygraphique
proposal
- déjouer un détecteur de mensonge 1, record 4, French, d%C3%A9jouer%20un%20d%C3%A9tecteur%20de%20mensonge
proposal
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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