Republic of the Philippines

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION

COURSE TITLE: Forensic 5 - Lie Detection Techniques

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course includes the study of the different methods and
techniques in lie detection. The anatomy of lying, its theory, kinds and types. It includes
the conduct of polygraph examination. It covers also the history, personalities and
developments of Lie detection in different countries as a tool of crime investigation and
also in relation to court proceedings.

COURSE OUTLINE:

Mode of Delivery
CONTENT (HEI option or choice)

⮚ Theories of Lying, Psychology of Lying, Flexible Learning – applies in times of

Physiological responses of Lying, Practical crisis whether natural or man-made.
ways to detect a lie, and why People lie? The delivery can be a combination of
⮚ Different Methods of Detecting Deception. either Online, Wired, Digital, Non-
⮚ Early and Contemporary Methods of Residential or Offline, Non-Wired, Non-
detecting deception. Digital, Residential. Asynchronous or
Synchronous.
⮚ Polygraph Uses and Significance.
⮚ Phases of Polygraph Examination Under ordinary conditions when safety
⮚ Timeline of the modern Polygraph. and security is not an issue, HEIs
⮚ Factors affecting the accuracy of Polygraph should use Residential or Face or Face
technique. mode of delivery.
⮚ Limitations and barriers of Polygraph
technique.
⮚ Modern components of Polygraph
Instrument: Its part and accessories
⮚ Question formulation, Types of Test
question, General Questions Test,
Supplementary test question, Question
sequencing.
⮚ Chart making. Polygraph Interpretation
⮚ Rules in chart interpretation
⮚ Evaluation of Polygraph Results
⮚ Rights of person under polygraph
examination, Legal and Ethical Issues in
Polygraph Testing.
⮚ Validity and reliability issues of Polygraph
Testing, Polygraph admissibility in Court.
⮚ Standards of Admissibility, Comparative
Setting.
⮚ Status of Polygraph in the Philippines,
Institutions using Polygraph Test results in
the Philippines and Abroad.

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