# The validity of polygraph testing: Scientific analysis and public controversy.

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/the-validity-of-polygraph-testing-scientific-analysis-and-public-controversy/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Leonard Saxe,Denise Dougherty,Theodore P. Cross |
| Citations | 126 |
| DOI | 10.1037/0003-066x.40.3.355 |
| Fields | Psychology,Social Sciences |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W1991420463 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 1985 |

## Paper authors

- [Denise Dougherty](https://scholariq.org/researchers/denise-dougherty/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Deception detection and forensic psychology](https://scholariq.org/topics/deception-detection-and-forensic-psychology/)

## Paper topics

- [Deception detection and forensic psychology](https://scholariq.org/topics/deception-detection-and-forensic-psychology/)
- [Social and Intergroup Psychology](https://scholariq.org/topics/social-and-intergroup-psychology/)
- [Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending](https://scholariq.org/topics/psychopathy-forensic-psychiatry-sexual-offending/)

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