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Episode 121: Blind Justice: Eyewitnesses, Polygraphs, and the “Truth” Between the Lies
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Episode 121 of our book read/podcast covering major topics in various fields of psychology moves us into a continuation of the Year of Clickbait with PSEUDOSCIENCE! This Spring we are going to be talking about pseudoscience. Who believes it? Why do they believe it? Is there a kernel of truth to some of the pseudoscientific beliefs people have? And more…
In this episode Daniel and Thomas discuss the debunked and rejected polygraph test, still, widely used as part of a 2 billion/year industry in determining who gets to become a first responder, cop, or federal agent. And we pair that with the limited validity of eyewitness testimony.
Warning: This episode may contain some graphic information and all season we will be talking about some less than savory topics.
PSD Website: https://psychosocialdistancingpodcast.com/
Thomas' Webpage: https://sexography.org/
Thomas' Twitter: https://twitter.com/TBrooks_SexPsy
Daniel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceInChaos
Intro and Outro Theme and Interlude Jingle by Jordan Jones
Ask Psychology Question of the Week: Are high functioning sociopaths real?
https://countway.harvard.edu/news/origins-polygraph
https://www.wired.com/story/inside-polygraph-job-screening-black-mirror/
164 episodes
Manage episode 358148754 series 2902743
Episode 121 of our book read/podcast covering major topics in various fields of psychology moves us into a continuation of the Year of Clickbait with PSEUDOSCIENCE! This Spring we are going to be talking about pseudoscience. Who believes it? Why do they believe it? Is there a kernel of truth to some of the pseudoscientific beliefs people have? And more…
In this episode Daniel and Thomas discuss the debunked and rejected polygraph test, still, widely used as part of a 2 billion/year industry in determining who gets to become a first responder, cop, or federal agent. And we pair that with the limited validity of eyewitness testimony.
Warning: This episode may contain some graphic information and all season we will be talking about some less than savory topics.
PSD Website: https://psychosocialdistancingpodcast.com/
Thomas' Webpage: https://sexography.org/
Thomas' Twitter: https://twitter.com/TBrooks_SexPsy
Daniel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceInChaos
Intro and Outro Theme and Interlude Jingle by Jordan Jones
Ask Psychology Question of the Week: Are high functioning sociopaths real?
https://countway.harvard.edu/news/origins-polygraph
https://www.wired.com/story/inside-polygraph-job-screening-black-mirror/
164 episodes
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