The boy was obviously frightened, not only because he was surrounded by sober-faced grownups, but because the strange equipment fastened to his arm and chest was, he knew, a "lie detector." The examiner asked him a few routine questions, then abruptly:
"Did you steal a car?"
"No."
The detector's graph showed, at this point, marked disturbance of breathing, pulse, blood pressureĀpresumptive evidence of a lie. Yet the lad was telling the truth. Patient questioning brought out that he had indeed not stolen a car, but that mention of "stealing" and "car" reminded him of...
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