The application of subliminal priming in lie detection: Scenario for identification of members of a terrorist ring

Ming Lui*, J. Peter Rosenfeld

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Abstract

We studied a lie detection protocol immune to countermeasures. The 4 stimulus conditions were (1 and 2) supraliminal acquaintance name primed by subliminal acquaintance name (A-A) versus subliminal nonacquaintance name (N-A) and (3 and 4) supraliminal nonacquaintance name primed by subliminal acquaintance name (A-N) versus subliminal nonacquaintance name (N-N). In Experiment 1 and replication, principal components analysis-derived event-related potential components revealed significant differences between dishonestly answered supraliminal acquaintance conditions with differing primes (A-A vs. N-A). In Experiment 2 subjects were required to lie in A-N and N-N conditions, in contrast to Experiment 1, in which subjects lied in A-A and N-A conditions. No significant effects were found. In Experiment 3, the lying task was removed and no significant differences were found. We conclude that subliminal primes modulate ERPs in conditions with supraliminal acquaintance name when the task involves lying.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)889-903
Number of pages15
JournalPsychophysiology
Volume46
Issue number4
Early online date9 Jun 2009
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2009

User-Defined Keywords

  • Cognition
  • Learning/memory
  • Unconscious processes
  • EEG/ERP

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