What Happens To People On Reality Tv Talk Shows That Fail Lie Detector Results

Are the lie detector tests from the Maury show real?

They are “real”, but the issue is they aren’t accurate. They use heartbeat and other similar stress-based indicators to determine whether it’s truthful or not. And considering most of the people on there are being accused of stuff like cheating and pedophilism, and a lot are younger people, whose lives could (at least in their eyes, but sometimes seriously) be ruined by the results, of course they are going to be read as lies, they are reading their stress levels.

How accurate are the lie detector tests on the Maury show?

Question: How accurate are the lie detector tests on the Maury show?Not very.The tests on the show measure the ability of the morons who willingly take it to be able to hold things together when they get the results. Since they aren’t very intelligent (embarrassing themselves on television is the primary indicator of that) when they get those “results” their facial expression and body language simply confirm what they are being told. Their lies were detected; however, it wasn't by using a polygraph machine.Polygraph machines have been invalidated by numerous studies. They are only used because the individual who are tested usually confess their improprieties during the test or shortly thereafter. Or because the entity or agency which uses them has done so for decades and doesn’t have a method that in their assessment equals or exceeds them. They know that they don’t work; however, they can get nervous people to admit wrongdoing and so they are still being used.Maury Povich has the imbeciles who are on his programs sign waivers which indemnify the program against lawsuits by clearly stating that polygraph tests have no scientifically validity and that the results are not admissible in court. Despite singing a document that states that the test that they are about to undergo doesn’t work, the half-wits who come on the program simply to get a free stay in New York City, undergo the humiliation of having a large audience laugh at their embarrassment and having friends and family members watch them put their business out on the street.The tests don’t work.However, they do convince the guests that they do.Reference:Polygraphs Accurate But Not FoolproofThe shaky science of lie detectorsThe truth about lie detector tests

Can a person pass a lie detector test even if they are lying?

A person can most definitely pass a lie detector test if they are lying. Lie detectors are programmed to pick up on people’s emotions which is based mostly on their heart rate and how excited or calm they are. For example, when someone taking a lie detector test is asked their name, the needle normal does not move as they are remaining calm. When the line of questioning changes to a guilty person’s knowledge of where a missing person could be, the needle begins to move off the charts usually because the guilty person begins to panic about the question causing their heart rate to elevate.Depraved people and ones who are sociopathic do an excellent job at passing a lie detector test simply because they do not care where they placed the murder victim’s body and display little to no emotion when asked the question. They do not feel guilt or remorse, and therefore, find it easier to relax and just go with the flow.Another way people can get away with passing a lie detector test is by keeping their emotional levels constant throughout the test. For example, they would have to talk themselves into believing that just stating their name and age would make them extremely upset and scared. This way when they are asked about their involvement in a murder they actually did commit, even if they sound upset, it won’t matter because through the entire test they have made themselves be scared and upset. The needle on the test is the same throughout which would reflect they were not lying.Another way is to be able to have complete control over your emotions when telling a lie. For example, if they were able to talk themselves into the fact they did absolutely nothing wrong and then truly believe it, they would be able to pass the test. The needle would reflect all responses to be at the same level, and therefore, they would be able to pass.

Can people pass polygraph by believing their own lies?

Polygraph is a device with abysmal track record. It doesn’t, in fact, detect lies, what it detects are physiological circumstances (skin conductivity, heartbeat etc.) of the individual, and the interpretation is based on correlation (which, as we should all know, does not imply causality) and a bit of mysticism by the interrogator.Honest people frequently fail polygraphs, while psychopaths pass it with flying colors.CIA had a mole at the high position for 5 years (Aldrich Ames); in those 5 years, he successfully passed polygraph TWO TIMES. Wanna know HOW he tricked the best polygraph interrogators in the whole world? He followed an advice given by his KGB controller: (1) Drink a big glass of whisky before the exam (this reduced the physiological reactions to a minimum), and (2) place a pin in your shoe and pinch yourself whenever you need to pretend outrage at some question where a strong reaction is expected (this allowed him to counter the effect of the alcohol as needed). Do you know how they finally caught him? They checked his wealth against his income, and found couple hundred thousand dollars more than he could possibly have.Usage of this device is a dark spot on the credibility of any government or agency which still uses it.

Why are courts not using lie detectors?

As other posters have noted, the reason is because the devices we call “lie detectors” don’t actually do what their name implies.If we actually had a real lie detector, we might well use them in court. The science fiction author H. Beam Piper postulated the existence of such devices, which he called veridicators. In his fictional universe, all court testimony was required to take place with the witness hooked up to a veridicator. The device’s readout consisted of a large globe, clearly visible to the jury. This globe would turn red if the witness was lying, blue if they believed they were telling the truth, and some combination of red and blue swirls if the witness was partially lying and partially telling the truth, or was not sure what they were doing. In one of his novels, he depicts a courtroom scene in which the trial opens with one of the lawyers being hooked up to the veridicator and asked a series of test questions to demonstrate that the machine is properly calibrated.The social effects of this device are depicted as mostly positive, but not completely so. In a couple of scenes, lawyers discuss the fact that they must negotiate in advance what questions will be permitted to be asked of their client, so that the opposing counsel doesn’t invade their privacy by asking sensitive and irrelevant questions. Apparently, the way the veridicator worked, it would flash red or blue before the subject even opened their mouth, simply based on their reaction to the question. A dishonest questioner could therefore elicit information from the subject simply by cleverly phrasing the question and observing the reaction. And, of course, a witness might believe they are telling the truth but still be making a factually incorrect statement.