Polygraph examiner
The polygraph test is not "proof-positive". The polygraph test is not completely unreliable.
parts of a polygraph machine
AHH a lie detector ANSWER by Engl1sh: A perfessional typically uses the term 'polygraph' test.
American Polygraph Association was created in 1966.
The full scope Polygraph is any typical polygraph but it includes lifestyle questions. E.G. Have you ever had sexual relations with underage children?
A polygraph is used to help detect if someone is lying.
The polygraph is commonly used during criminal investigations to determine whether a suspect is telling the truth.
Daniel Ribacoff has: Played Polygraph Examiner in "The Tyra Banks Show" in 2005. Played Polygraph Examiner in "The Steve Wilkos Show" in 2007. Played Polygraph Examiner in "The Millionaire Matchmaker" in 2008. Played Polygraph Examiner in "Basketball Wives" in 2010. Played Himself - Polygraph Examiner in "Brain Games" in 2011. Played Polygraph Examiner in "Impractical Jokers" in 2011.
Some consider the polygraph a pseudoscience because of the variability of the results of polygraphic testing.
No, polygraph tests are not admissible in court. Court precedents have decided that the polygraph test is unreliable, and that the test could dishonestly persuade the jury's verdict. The polygraph test is only used for investigative, law enforcement needs.
The first polygraph was invented in 1917 and was used for counterintelligence work during World War I. In 1938, the FBI began using polygraph examinations. The first polygraph to be used in a courtroom as evidence was on Dr. Francis Sweeney; a chief suspect in the Cleveland torso murders. He failed the polygraph test but was released later due to lack of evidence.