NCJ Number
113570
Journal
Polygraph Volume: 16 Issue: 3 Dated: (1987) Pages: 206-217
Date Published
1987
Length
12 pages
Annotation
Research papers pertinent to experiments dealing with monitoring arousal and avoidance learning abilities in psychopaths and nonpsychopaths are reviewed.
Abstract
Also included is information on physiological responses within the spectrum of autonomic arousal related to the detection of deception. The reviewed research reflected that the psychopath can be detected during deception as easily as the nonpsychopath. Overwhelming evidence was found to indicate that if tangible punishment conditions are used then sufficient autonomic arousal in psychopaths can be induced for near normal level responses for polygraph recording. (Author abstract).