-
(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
When we lie, our brains work hard to make sure we get the story right and come off as truthful1. Law enforcement officials try to tap into that effort, for example with polygraphs, to find out if a suspect is telling the truth. But such stress tests are beatable and not admissible in court. Now comes a report that handwriting tests could be a competitor to the familiar, but unreliable lie detector2. The study appears in the Journal of Applied3 Cognitive4 Psychology5.
Researchers at Israel’s Haifa University worked with 34 volunteers, who wrote truthful and false paragraphs on paper using a wireless6 electronic pen and a pressure sensitive tip. A computerized system measured pressure and stroke duration, both on the paper and in the air. Spatial7 measures, such as stroke length, height and width were also tracked. And the scientists found significant differences in pressure and spatial measures in deceptive8 statements compared with the truth.
The investigators9 say they need to validate10 this initial result and compare the technique with polygraphs and other lie detection tools. But perhaps in the future even a written claim of innocence11 could turn out to be a de facto confession12.—Cynthia Graber
1 truthful | |
adj.真实的,说实话的,诚实的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
2 detector | |
n.发觉者,探测器 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
3 applied | |
adj.应用的;v.应用,适用 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
4 cognitive | |
adj.认知的,认识的,有感知的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
5 psychology | |
n.心理,心理学,心理状态 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
6 wireless | |
adj.无线的;n.无线电 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
7 spatial | |
adj.空间的,占据空间的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
8 deceptive | |
adj.骗人的,造成假象的,靠不住的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
9 investigators | |
n.调查者,审查者( investigator的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
10 validate | |
vt.(法律)使有效,使生效 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
11 innocence | |
n.无罪;天真;无害 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
12 confession | |
n.自白,供认,承认 | |
参考例句: |
|
|