PERALTA, JAMES RYAN S.

CRIM 3A

Historical Timeline of Lie

Detection
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the aid of the truth seeker Immediate Preventing of Street Daniel Defoe James
Robberies and through the Italian psychologistMosso. He
Suppressing all Other Disorder of the Night”, made use of an
instrument called where he suggested the use of pulse to detect
Angelo Mosso Macken
-An English clinician and cardiologist and
Plethysmograph in his research onemotion deception. This
called upon the attention of and fear and its influence on heart
constructed the Clinical Polygraph, an
instrument once used in medical zie
examinations with the capability to
and many scientist to employ medical science in
respiration.
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a revolving drum of smoked paper. 1897
psychogalvanomet
circulation of blood in the -He devised the Clinical Ink Polygraph with
practicalime.
the help of Lancashire watchmaker,
brain during fear is far greater than instrument
those er (PGR) to
Sebastian Shaw. This used a
resultin clockwork mechanism for the paper rolling forensic problems.
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produced ink recordings of physiological
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Historical Timeline of Lie Detection

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-He determines the respiratory -He gained the first-hand experience in polygraph interrogation.
changes was indication of - Keller Polygraph become known in the market
deception. -He developed the Psychogalvanometer (PGR) (similar to psychograph –
device that records involuntary trembling of the finger).
-He found that changes in
-German Scientists Discovered a method of systolic blood pressure were of
- patented the prototype of the modern polygraph
- Founded the world’s first polygraph school in Chicago Illinois ( Keeler
-Suggested the use of WAT and calculating the quotient of greater value in determining Polygraph Institute)
a recording device called inhalation to exhalation. deception than in changes - developed the following questions (POT)
psychograph. (PNEUMOGRAPH) respiration.- -Father of ModernPolygraphy

Max Wertheimer Vittorio Harold E. LeonardeKeeler

and Julius Klein Benussi Burtt
1908 1915- 1917 1921- 1928

1904 1914 1918 1925-1948

Hugo Munsterberg Dr.William John A. Larson

and Otto Veraguth
Hugo Munsterberg Moulton Marston
-German-American psychologist and philosopher. - He is a Canadian Psychologist and his interest was captured by William Marston's
- He is an American attorney and psychologist. He was credited as the studies in detecting deception using the discontinuous method. Encouraged by
-He proposed that lie test based on lie detector should be creator Berkeley Police Chief August Vollmer, he attempted to use a
admissible as of systolic blood pressure. He employed it in an attempt to detect deception deception test in actual criminal investigations. He examined a variety of
evidence in court. The detection is based on using blood during instruments and methodologies that were available at that time. He selected an
pressure variations for questioning, using a standard blood pressure cuff and stethoscope. It Erlanger Sphygmomanometer to produce permanent recordings of blood pressure
deception detection. required using a smoked drum and kymograph. His first apparatus, which he referred to as a
Cardio- Pneumo Psychogram, consisted of a modification of a Erlanger
- Introduced the use of WAT in US repeated inflation of the pressure cuff to obtain readings at intervals during Sphygmomanometer.
Otto Veraguth examination, which became one component of the modern polygraph.
first scientist to use the WAT with theGalvnometer. This was called Discontinuous technique. -Earl Bryant made another instrument for John Larson, which was being used
- first to use the term“Psychogalvanic Reflex” - He uses Relevant and Irrelevant question first. at the Berkeley Police Department. This was the instrument that brought fame to
- He believed that electrical phenomena are due to the activity - He invented the first lie detector Larson’s experiments and that drew the young Leonarde Keeler into the field of
of sweat -Claimed to be able to detect verbal deception by using a machine to detection of deception.
glands. measure an increase in systolic blood pressure
.
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Historical Timeline of Lie Detection

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First polygraphist to record

Developed the Darrow Behavior
Research Photopolygraph(C.H.
StoeltingCompany
Chicago, Ilinois) .
Develop the control question technique
which introduces a lie in the polygraph
chart to establish a yard sticks so that
Designed Berkely Psychograph with one would know what the reaction
chart drive really means.
simultaneously on a regular basis
chest and abdominal breathing
patterns.
Developed Arther II Polygraph, the
first instrument since1938 to
contain “stimulus marker”.

Chester W. Darrow Capt. Clarence Lee Cleve Backster Richard O. Arther

1936
1930
Christian Ruckmick
Used the term“Electrodermal
Response”
First to conduct legitimate
laboratory study involving POT
1946
1938
John Reid
He designed the1st movement sensing
chair
Lawyer From Chicago Illinois
Developed the CQT and Relevant
Irrelevant Question Test; RCQT ; GCT
(Guilt Complex Test).
1951
1947 1965
Paul Wilhelm and
Donald Burns
they invented an Electronic Psychometric
using ElectrodermalResponse as a basis
for lie detection. Both have proven that
results of lie detection test (during) using
their instrumental95% accurate.
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Historical Timeline of Lie Detection

-CPS introduced into the market by theStoelting
Company
-Chinese Ministry of Public Security Science and
Technology Department manufactures the PG-1
model
psychological measuring device
-Developed the POLYSCORE at Hopkins University .
It uses a sophisticated mathematical algorithm to
analyze the polygraph data and to estimate
probability or degree of deception or truthfulness in a Developed by the US Department of Defense
subject. Polygraph Institute Polyscore 5.1

Dr. Dale Olsen and John

China Harries
DoDPI
1992 1995
1991 1993 2003

-Forensic psychophysiology using the polygraph was

The Computer Age for Polygraph first introduce in Malaysia when the Royal Malaysian
Police (RMP) purchased a Lafayette LX200W CPS