EyeDetect Can Now Accurately Score 4 Target Issues in One Lie Detector Test - PRNewswire

EyeDetect Can Now Accurately Score 4 Target Issues in One Lie Detector Test - PRNewswire
Watch Kevin Hart Hilariously Take a Lie Detector Test - 107 JAMZ
Will a Lie Detector Test Lisa Vanderpump Took on ‘RHOBH’ Prove Her Innocence? - Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Polygraph Expert Says If Lisa Vanderpump Is Lying About Puppygate, It Would Show up "Because She Has a Lot to Lose" - Bravo

Posted: 04 Jun 2019 12:02 PM PDT

LEHI, Utah, June 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Converus has set another benchmark for the lie detection industry with its new testing protocol called the EyeDetect Multi-issue Comparison Test (MCT). Originally released in 2014, EyeDetect first introduced ocular-motor deception testing to the world. Now, it has significantly enhanced that first offering.

This latest advancement, the MCT protocol, not only scores up to four relevant issues per test with 88 percent overall accuracy, but also identifies the target issue that caused the candidate to fail the test at 75 percent accuracy. Such testing results are not currently available in any other lie detector in the world.

"MCT is a revolutionary scientific advancement unlike any other," said Converus CEO Todd Mickelsen. "It will help organizations make more informed hiring decisions by providing more significant data."

Converus Chief Scientist Dr. John Kircher said, "In my 42 years of working with deception detection technologies, the discovery of predictors that accurately pinpoint which questions were answered deceptively is one of the most significant experiences in my career."

The Kent Police Department (PD) in Washington state has used EyeDetect in its hiring process since 2017. It and the Idaho State Police will be some of the first customers to implement the MCT protocol. Justin Davis, Kent PD background investigator said, "We're very excited to add MCT testing to an already effective tool and expect it to continue to aid us in hiring the best candidates."

According to Mickelsen, EyeDetect is a nonintrusive, scientifically validated lie detection technology that accurately detects deception in 15 to 30 minutes by analyzing eye and other behaviors. Results are available in less than 5 minutes. It's currently used by more than 500 customers in 40 countries in 30 different languages.

For more information, visit converus.com/eyedetect.

About Converus^®Converus provides scientifically validated credibility assessment technologies. EyeDetect® detects deception at 86 to 90% accuracy in 15 to 30 minutes by analyzing eye and other behaviors. It helps protect countries, corporations and communities from corruption, crime and threats. Converus is headquartered in Lehi, Utah, USA. Visit: www.converus.com

SOURCE Converus

How accurate are polygraph tests?

The first (and only question viewers hear) is if Vanderpump gave a story to Radar Online. Viewers will have to wait until next week (seriously) to learn what else is asked and if she passes.

But would this test actually provide the truth to whether or not Vanderpump did indeed plant the story? According to the American Psychological Association (APA), the test may not offer a cut and dry conclusion.

For the most part, psychologists believe that there is little basis for the validity of polygraph tests. Even the U.S. Supreme court typically rejects the introduction of polygraph evidence because they are believed to be unreliable.

Why are they so controversial?

The APA refers to the tests more as a measure of tracking an individual's anxiety or fear. "The accuracy (i.e., validity) of polygraph testing has long been controversial. An underlying problem is theoretical: There is no evidence that any pattern of physiological reactions is unique to deception. An honest person may be nervous when answering truthfully and a dishonest person may be non-anxious."

Essentially, the lie detector test uses instruments to measure an individual's physiological response to a series of questions. "The polygraph, like any other lie detection technique, measures an indirect effect of lying," Dr. Sophie van der Zee, forensic psychology expert, told BBC.

"There's no human equivalent of Pinocchio's nose," she added. "But lying can increase stress… and with lie detection techniques you can measure the behavioural and physiological changes that occur when you feel stress."

Can you beat a lie detector test?

Even though the film Basic Instinct is a work of fiction, it was a good example of how someone could beat a lie detector test. Experts interviewed by BBC agree. "There's no question that you can beat a polygraph test but you really need the training to do it," Prof Don Grubin told BBC, who has trained polygraph examiners in the UK.

He asserts while there are a number of websites that instruct users how to beat it, heading into the polygraph test with the goal of beating it may not produce the result you hope to achieve. Instead, if you want to beat it, you should practice your responses.

Lisa Vanderpump and Kyle Richards — Kyle Richards, Lisa Vanderpump |Photo by: Evans Vestal Ward/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images

Bottom line, "It does not measure deception, which is the core problem," says Prof Aldert Vrij, an expert on the subject. "The idea is that liars will show increased arousal when answering the key questions, whereas truth tellers will not."

Will this ultimately help Vanderpump?

If the women already think Vanderpump is like famed chess champion Bobby Fischer, being cleared by a lie detector may do nothing to help her prove her innocence with them.

During Watch What Happens Live, host Andy Cohen took an audience poll, which pointed to most people thinking the polygraph would exonerate Vanderpump. But Kyle Richards, who has known Vanderpump for years tweeted, "Are you kidding me ? NOOOOOO Who goes to these lengths? Who wrote the questions ? Who ordered the test ? #liedetectortest !!!!"

Erika Girardi, who was a guest on WWHL agreed with Richards. Girardi adds this is not the way to go about trying to prove her innocence either. But one of Richards' Twitter followers pointed out, "Why wouldn't she take a lie detector!? Her supposed friends are calling her a liar and constantly bad mouthing her on national TV. Unlike some of the other ladies, #LVP has numerous successful businesses of course she would want to clear her name to protect her businesses."

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Polygraph Expert Says If Lisa Vanderpump Is Lying About Puppygate, It Would Show up "Because She Has a Lot to Lose" - Bravo

Posted: 16 May 2019 12:00 AM PDT

Lisa Vanderpump is subjecting herself to unusual means to prove she didn't leak stories to the press about Dorit Kemsley and Puppygate.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills restaurateur was heartbroken after she was accused by her costars of being the leak, so at the end of the May 14 episode, Lisa decided she needed to undergo a lie detector test

Kyle took to Twitter to voice her opinion on the polygraph, writing: "Are you kidding me? NOOOOO! Who goes to these lengths? Who wrote the questions? Who ordered the test?" She also retweeted a fan who said, "That looked super set up, and John Sessa there? So weird!" Kyle commented back, "I mean, I don't think the FBI was behind this."

Are you kidding me ? NOOOOOO Who goes to these lengths ? Who wrote the questions ? Who ordered the test ? #liedetectortest !!!! 😳
— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) May 15, 2019

Erika Girardi later hit Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (see clip above) where she claimed a lie detector test was "not the way to do it… Who does that?"

Well, someone who wants to prove their innocence, apparently. Personal Space called polygraph expert John Ross of NY Polygraph, and talked him through LVP's situation. Here is his take on her polygraph:

"I've been doing polygraphs for 37 years, and there are many, many factors that go into taking one," Ross explained.

He said people who generally get away with small lies on the test are ones for who, psychologically, the lie means nothing. "There's no loss there, you're not facing prison time, you're not facing the loss of a job or a marriage, or risking something big," he said. "The greatest threat to the person is the big psychological part. Depending on what your reputation is, if you're a big executive and what you're being tested for has significance to it, and you have a lot to lose, then yeah, you have a [lot hanging] on it."

When we explained Lisa's restaurant empire and reputation as a respected businesswoman, he said it's unlikely she would pass if she were lying, because if all the elements (explained below) are right, a lie "would show up because she has a lot to lose."

Who conducts the test, where, and under what circumstances also holds a great deal of importance.

"Who did the test, what was the circumstances of the test as far as where was it done, what were the questions asked, there are all very important," Ross continued. "If it's done properly, under the proper conditions, and the correct questions are asked, it's going to work."

There's also a medical part to a polygraph, Ross explained.

"Pain medications, being asthmatic, having a heart condition, having alcohol or marijuana in your system, they all potentially change the outcome," he said. "Also, you can't have any coffee tea, energy drinks, cigarettes before, or anything raises your blood pressure."

That said, Los Angeles has some of the best polygraph examiners in the world, Ross added.

How it works?

The polygraph has nothing to do with being nervous. Instead it will read your upper and lower respiratory rate and your heart rate and if you're sweating. The examiner asks balancing and control questions, then peppers those with what you're potentially lying about.

Here's to Lisa passing this thing and Puppygate being put behind us — for good.

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