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Designation:E2035–07
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.
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e NOTE—The term cardiovascular tracing was editorially corrected in January 2008.
1. Scope The AFMGQT uses relevant, comparison, sacrifice relevant
and irrelevant questions.
1.1 This is a compilation of terms and corresponding
artifact, n—a change in a PDD tracing that is not arributable
definitions used in forensic psychophysiology. Legal or scien-
to a review test question, stimulus, recovery, or homeostasis.
tific terms that generally are understood or defined adequately
cardiovasculartracing, n—adisplayofphysiologicalpatterns
in other readily available sources may not be included.
of the subject’s relative blood pressure and pulse rate. The
1.2 A definition is a single sentence with additional infor-
cardiograph component records this activity.
mation included in notes. It is reviewed every five years, and
comparison question, n—type of question, the physiological
the year of the last review or revision is appended.
responses from which are compared to those generated by
1.3 Definitions identical to those published by another
the relevant questions.
standards organization orASTM committee are identified with
counterintelligence-scope polygraph (CSP), n—screening
the abbreviation of the name of the organization or the
examination administered by the Federal Government on
identifying document and ASTM committee; for example,
individuals with sensitive security clearances to detect and
ASME is the American Society of Mechanical Engineering.
deter espionage, security breaches, sabotage, or other acts
1.4 Definitions of terms specific to a particular field are
against the government. Sometimes referred to as a loyalty
identified with an abbreviation.
examination.
2. Significance and Use
Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., n—although
not a PDD case, the Daubert case set aside the landmark
2.1 These terms have particular application to the scientific
Frye rule’s “general acceptability” provisions in favor of the
discipline of forensic psychophysiology. In addition, a hierar-
Federal Rules of Evidence. This paved the way for the
chy of sources of definitions are used in the development of
admissibility of PDD evidence in most jurisdictions. See:
this terminology. The hierarchy is as follows: Websters’s New
Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1992), 509
World Dictionary, Third College Edition; technical dictionar-
U. S. 579, 125 1. Ed 2d 469; United States v. Frye 54 App
ies; and, the Compilation of ASTM Standard Definitions. The
D.C. 46, 293 F 1013.
subcommittee developed a suitable definition after all of the
deception indicated (DI), n—deception indicated is a conven-
sources in the hierarchy are found wanting.
tional term for a PDD outcome.Adecision of DI means that
3. Terminology
the physiological data are stable and interpretable and that
the evaluation criteria used by the examiner concluded that
3.1 Terms and Definitions:
the examinee was not being completely truthful to the
Air Force modified general question test (AFMGQT),
relevant issue. Deception indicated corresponds to the term
n—test format with flexible question orderings and numbers
“Significant Physiological Responses,” or SPR.
of relevant questions. The AFMGQT can be used in single-
deception test, n—a family of PDD examinations where direct
issue, multiple facet, and multiple-issue PDD examinations.
questions are posed to the examinee during physiological
recording regarding the examinee’s involvement in what is
covered in the relevant question. Unlike recognition tests,
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This terminology standard is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E52
both truthful and deceptive examinees are aware of which
on Forensic Psychophysiology and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
questions are relevant, and direct participation, not just
E52.06 on Terminology.
recognition, is tested. Deception tests include PDD compari-
Current edition approved March 1, 2007. Published April 2007. Originally
approved in 1999. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as E 2035 - 05a. son question tests and PDD Relevant/Irrelevant tests.
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