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The truth about polygraphs

27 June 2019

Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Institute of Cognitive Science) says polygraphs are so called because they use many measures to gauge peoples’ emotional state. She explains it’s misleading to call them lie detectors as “they can only tell you something’s up, they can't tell you why."

Listen: BBC Radio 5 ‘The Emma Barnett Show’ (from 1 hour 47 mins & 40 secs)