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Re:Why Lie Detector Tests Can’t Be Trusted by jandrese on Monday July 29, 2019 @02:12PM (#20557565)
I've heard that they're not very useful with true sociopaths because they require you to be uncomfortable with lying.
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Re:Why Lie Detector Tests Can’t Be Trusted by cblades on Monday July 29, 2019 @04:28PM (#20559052)
Even then, unless they are coupled with a comprehensive psychological evaluation that could identify sociopathy, they could not be considered a useful tool (generously assuming that they have any truth-discerning usefulness to begin with).
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