Meta-analysis of mock crime studies of the control question polygraph technique

A review of results obtained from standard guilty and innocent treatment conditions in 14 mock crime studies of the control question polygraph technique revealed accuracies ranging from chance to 100% correct. The present study examined several factors that may have contributed to the observed variability in detection rates across studies. Those included sampling error, differences in the populations from which subjects were drawn (Subjects), differences in the nature of incentives provided to subjects for passing the polygraph test (Incentives), and differences in the methods for diagnosing truth or deception (Decision Policy). A meta-analysis revealed that approximately 24% of the variance in detection rates could be attributed to sampling error, and detection rates were correlated with types of Subjects (r=.61). Incentives (r=.73), and Decision Policies (r=.67). The highest diagnostic accuracies were obtained from nonstudent subject samples, when both guilty and innocent subjects were offered monetary incentives to convince the examiner of their innocence, and when conventional field methods were used for interpreting the physiological recordings and diagnosing truth and deception. Together, differences in Subjects, Incentives, and Decision Policies may account for as much as 65% of the observed variance in detection rates. The present findings highlight the importance of conducting mock crime experiments that closely approximate field conditions.     

Can Politicians Exploit Ethnic Grievances? An Experimental Study of Land Appeals in Kenya

Political Behavior - Studies of conflict-prone settings claim that political leaders can increase electoral support by appealing to perceived ethnic grievances. Yet there is little empirical...     

韩中文化产业和社会发展——浦项市和深圳市文化产业发展比较

随着东北亚国际交流日趋增多,海外留学和文化观光的机会迅速增加。韩中两国都致力于促进相互交流和共同发展,互派留学生人数分列第一,两国女性团体间的相互访问与交流也越来越多。文化事业的发展对韩国浦项和中国深圳的经济繁荣、社会发展起到了重要的促进作用。全球化时代,文化与市场相结合会爆发出巨大的发展能量。浦项和深圳通过振兴各种创意文化产业正在高速发展。今后,浦项和深圳更应互相学习借鉴、加强文化产业合作,继续走在城市发展的前列。     

道德、性道德本质新命题及解析

近年来,国内许多学者连续调查发现,我国高校当代大学生非常需要性知识、性道德评价和性道德选择等方面的教育和引导;学术界在性道德领域也有了一系列研究成果。在这样的背景和基础上,对现实生活中人们关于道德和性道德的言说进行再度考量,得出道德尤其是性道德本质新命题,并对其做了进一步解析。