Lie detection tests have worked the same way for 3,000 years – and they're still hopelessly inaccurate
- Written by: Rebecca Wilcoxson, Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, CQUniversity Australia
ShutterstockPopular culture is fascinated with the ability to detect liars. Lie detector tests are a staple of police dramas, and TV shows such as Poker Face feature “human polygraphs” who detect deception by picking up tell-tale signs in people’s behaviour.
Records of attempts to detect lies, whether by technical means or by...