Using pretest data to screen low-reactivity individuals in the autonomic-based concealed information test.

摘要: The concealed information test (CIT) can be used to assess whether an individual possesses crime-related information. However, its discrimination performance has room for improvement. We examined screening out participants who do not respond distinctively on a pretest improves the diagnosticity of mock-crime CIT. Before conducting CIT, we gave 152 participants, 80 whom were assigned as guilty. Pretest significantly improved diagnostic value CIT; however, it also led substantial number undiagnosed (33.6%). holds promise, but application would benefit from dedicated measures participants.