Meprobamate Reduces Accuracy of Physiological Detection of Deception

Normal male subjects attempted to deceive an experimenter recording electrodermal, respiratory, and cardiovascular activity. Those who had ingested a placebo or nothing were detected with statistically significant frequency on the basis of their phasic electrodermal responses, which clearly distingu...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1981-04, Vol.212 (4490), p.71-73
Main Authors: Waid, William M., Orne, Emily Carota, Cook, Mary R., Orne, Martin T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ants
Blood Pressure - drug effects
Deception
Double-Blind Method
Galvanic Skin Response - drug effects
Guilt
Humans
Insect colonies
Lie Detection
Male
Meprobamate - pharmacology
Overlearning
Physiological aspects
Placebos
Polygraph testing
Queen honey bees
Queen insects
Queens
Respiration - drug effects
Stress, Psychological - physiology
Tranquilizers
Tranquilizing agents
Tranquilizing drugs
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Summary:Normal male subjects attempted to deceive an experimenter recording electrodermal, respiratory, and cardiovascular activity. Those who had ingested a placebo or nothing were detected with statistically significant frequency on the basis of their phasic electrodermal responses, which clearly distinguished them from truthful suspects. That was not the case with deceptive subjects who had ingested 400 milligrams of meprobamate, nor did the examiner detect which subjects had received the drug
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.7209522