ASTM E2035-05

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Designation:E2035–05
Standard Terminology Relating to
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Forensic Psychophysiology
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 2035; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope cardiovasculartracing, n—adisplayofphysiologicalpatterns
of the subject’s relative blood volume and pulse rate. The
1.1 This is a compilation of terms and corresponding
cardiograph component records this activity.
definitions used in forensic psychophysiology. Legal or scien-
comparison question, n—type of question, the physiological
tific terms that generally are understood or defined adequately
responses from which are compared to those generated by
in other readily available sources may not be included.
the relevant questions.
1.2 A definition is a single sentence with additional infor-
counterintelligence-scope polygraph (CSP), n—screening
mation included in notes. It is reviewed every five years, and
examination administered by the Federal Government on
the year of the last review or revision is appended.
individuals with sensitive security clearances to detect and
1.3 Definitions identical to those published by another
deter espionage, security breaches, sabotage, or other acts
standards organization orASTM committee are identified with
against the government. Sometimes referred to as a loyalty
the abbreviation of the name of the organization or the
examination.
identifying document and ASTM committee; for example,
Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., n—although
ASME is the American Society of Mechanical Engineering.
not a PDD case, the Daubert case set aside the landmark
1.4 Definitions of terms specific to a particular field are
Frye rule’s “general acceptability” provisions in favor of the
identified with an abbreviation.
Federal Rules of Evidence. This paved the way for the
2. Significance and Use
admissibility of PDD evidence in most jurisdictions. See:
Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1992), 509
2.1 These terms have particular application to the scientific
U. S. 579, 125 1. Ed 2d 469; United States v. Frye 54 App
discipline of forensic psychophysiology. In addition, a hierar-
D.C. 46, 293 F 1013.
chy of sources of definitions are used in the development of
deception indicated (DI), n—deception indicated is a conven-
this terminology. The hierarchy is as follows: Websters’s New
tional term for a PDD outcome.Adecision of DI means that
World Dictionary, Third College Edition; technical dictionar-
the physiological data are stable and interpretable and that
ies; and, the Compilation of ASTM Standard Definitions. The
the evaluation criteria used by the examiner concluded that
subcommittee developed a suitable definition after all of the
the examinee was not being completely truthful to the
sources in the hierarchy are found wanting.
relevant issue. Deception indicated corresponds to the term
3. Terminology
“Significant Physiological Responses,” or SPR.
deception test, n—a family of PDD examinations where direct
3.1 Terms and Definitions:
questions are posed to the examinee during physiological
Air Force modified general question test (AFMGQT),
recording regarding the examinee’s involvement in what is
n—test format with flexible question orderings and numbers
covered in the relevant question. Unlike recognition tests,
of relevant questions. The AFMGQT can be used in single-
both truthful and deceptive examinees are aware of which
issue, multiple facet, and multiple-issue PDD examinations.
questions are relevant, and direct participation, not just
The AFMGQT uses relevant, comparison, sacrifice relevant
recognition, is tested. Deception tests include PDD compari-
and irrelevant questions.
son question tests and PDD Relevant/Irrelevant tests.
artifact, n—a change in a PDD tracing that is not arributable
disclosure examinations over sexual history, n—A clinical
to a review test question, stimulus, recovery, or homeostasis.
polygraph examination intended to explore pre-conviction
“lifetime” sexual behavioral histories and activities which
includethedisclosureofadditionalvictims,sexualeducation
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This terminology standard is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E52
on Forensic Psychophysiology and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
E52.06 on Terminology.
Current edition approved Jan. 1, 2005. Published February 2005. Originally
approved in 1999. Last previous edition approved in 2004 as E 2035 - 04.
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