Professional Publications and Reports:

1997

Devitt, M. K., Honts, C. R., & Vondergeest, L. (1997). Truth or just bias: The presentation of polygraph testing in introductory psychology text books. The Journal of Credibility Assessment and Witness Psychology, 1, 9-32.

Devitt, M. K., Tye, M. C., Amato, S. L., Honts, C. R., & Peters, D. P. (1997). Credibility and the child witness: Credibility and its assessment in a forensicly relevant setting. Manuscript previously submitted and now under revision.

Honts, C. R., Raskin, D. C., & Kircher, J. C. (in press). A rejoinder to Iacono and Lykken. Chapter to appear in, D. L. Faigman, D. Kaye, M. J. Saks, & J. Sanders (Eds.) The West companion to scientific evidence.

Horowitz, S. W., Raskin, D. C., Honts, C. R., & Kircher, J. C. (1977). The role of comparison questions in physiological detection of deception. Psychophysiology, 34, 108-115 .

Raskin, D. C., & Honts, C. R. (1997). The critical role of the structured interview of the child witness in the investigation of allegations of child sexual abuse. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Raskin, D. C., Honts, C. R., & Kircher, J. C. (in press). The scientific status of research on polygraph techniques: The case for polygraph tests. Chapter to appear in, D. L. Faigman, D. Kaye, M. J. Saks, & J. Sanders (Eds.) The West companion to scientific evidence.

Raskin, D. C., Honts, C. R., & Kircher, J. C. (in press). A response to professors Iacono and Lykken Chapter to appear in, D. L. Faigman, D. Kaye, M. J. Saks, & J. Sanders (Eds.) The West companion to scientific evidence.

1996

Honts, C. R. (1996). Criterion development and validity of the control question test in field application. The Journal of General Psychology, 123, 309-324.

Honts, C. R., Devitt, M. K., Winbush, M., & Kircher, J. C. (1996). Mental and physical countermeasures reduce the accuracy of the concealed knowledge test. Psychophysiology, 33, 84-92.

1995

Amato Henderson, S. L., & Honts, C. R. (1995). Horizontal gaze nystagmus test: The state of the science in 1995. North Dakota Law Review, 71, 671-700.

Honts, C. R., & Kircher, J. C. (1995). Legends of the concealed knowledge test: Lykken's distributional scoring system fails to detect countermeasures. Psychophysiology, 32, S41. (Abstract)

Honts, C. R., Kircher, J. C., & Raskin, D. C. (1995). Polygrapher's dilemma or psychologist's chimaera: A reply to Furedy's logico-ethical considerations for psychophysiological practitioners and researchers. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 20, 199-207.

Honts, C. R. & Quick, B. D., (1995). The polygraph in 1995: Progress in science and the law. North Dakota Law Review, 71, 987-1020.

Kircher, J. C., Raskin, D. C., Honts, C. R., & Horowitz, S. W. (1995). Lens model analysis of decision making by field polygraph examiners. Psychophysiology, 32, S45. (Abstract)

1994

Amato, S. L., & Honts, C. R. (1994). What do psychophysiologists think about polygraph tests? A survey of the membership of SPR. Psychophysiology, 31, S22. (Abstract).

Burlingame, G., Kircher, J. C., & Honts, C. R. (1994). Analysis of variance versus bootstrap procedures for analyzing dependent observations in small group research. Journal of Small Group Research, 25, 486-501.

Honts, C. R. (1994). The psychophysiological detection of deception. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 3, 77-82.

Honts, C. R. (1994). Credibility assessment with children: Scientific and legal issues in 1994. North Dakota Law Review, 70, 879-903.

Honts, C. R. (1994). Field validity study of the Canadian Police College polygraph technique. Psychophysiology, 31, S57. (Abstract)

Honts, C. R. (1994). Research Report: Termination of Data Collection and Statistical Analyses. Interim report on Science and Services Canada Contract No. M9010-1-F107/01ST, Field validity study of Canadian police college polygraph technique. Grand Forks, North Dakota: C. Honts, Consultations.

Honts, C. R. (1994). Final Report: Field Validity Study of the Canadian Police College Polygraph Technique. Science Branch: Supply and Services Canada Contract No. M9010-3-2219/01ST. Grand Forks, North Dakota: C. Honts, Consultations.

Honts, C. R. (1994). Field Validity Study of the Canadian Police College Polygraph Technique. TR-07-94. Ottawa, Canada: Canadian Police Research Centre.

Honts, C. R., Raskin, D. C., & Kircher, J. C. (1994). Mental and physical countermeasures reduce the accuracy of polygraph tests. Journal of Applied Psychology, 79, 252-259.

Honts, C. R., Winbush, M., & Devitt, M. K. (1994). Physical and mental countermeasures can be used to defeat guilty knowledge tests. Psychophysiology, 31, S57. (Abstract)

Kircher, J. C., Raskin, D. C., Honts, C. R., & Horowitz, S. W. (1994). Generalizability of statistical classifiers for the detection of deception. Psychophysiology, 31, S11. (Abstract)

1993

Honts, C. R. (1993). Heat without light: A review of Theories And Applications In The Detection Of Deception. Psychophysiology, 30, 317-319.

Honts, C. R., & Devitt, M. D. (1993). Credibility assessment of verbatim statements (CAVS): Final Report of Office of Naval Research Grant No. N0014-92-J-4006. Psychology Department, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Vondergeest, L., Honts, C. R., & Devitt, M. K. (1993). Effects of juror and expert witness gender on jurors' perceptions of an expert witness. Modern Psychological Studies, 1, 1-6.

1992

Honts, C. R., (1992). Counterintelligence scope polygraph (CSP) test found to be a poor discriminator. Forensic Reports, 5, 215-218.

Honts, C. R., (1992). A laboratory study of the reliability and validity of statement validity assessment: Final report of Faculty Research Committee Grant #1813-2001-2138. University of North Dakota. Grand Forks.

Honts, C. R., (1992). Field validity study of Canadian police college polygraph technique: Interim report on contract No. M9010-1-F107/01ST, Science and Services Canada Grand Forks, North Dakota: C. Honts, Consultations.

Honts, C. R., & Devitt, M. K. (1992). Bootstrap decision making for polygraph examinations: Final report of DOD/PERSEREC Grant No. N00014-92-J-1794. University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Honts, C. R., & Perry, M. V. (1992). Polygraph admissibility: Changes and challenges. Law and Human Behavior, 16, 357-379.

Honts, C. R., Devitt, M. K., & Amato, S L. (1992). Neural network classifiers and the detection of deception revisited: Depth of learning and overfitting. Psychophysiology, 29, S38. (Abstract)

Honts, C. R., Raskin, D. C., & Kircher, J. C. (1992). Effectiveness of control questions answered "Yes": Dispelling a polygraph myth. Forensic Reports, 5, 265-272.

1991

Honts, C. R., (1991). The emperor's new clothes: Application of polygraph tests in the American workplace. Forensic Reports, 4, 91-116.

Honts, C. R. (1991). Converging evidence indicates invalidity for national security screening polygraph tests. Psychophysiology, 28, S30. (Abstract)

Honts, C. R., & Devitt, M. K. (1991). Jackknife analyses of discriminant, logistic regression and back propagation neural network classifiers in a psychophysiological detection of deception problem. Psychophysiology, 28, S30. (Abstract)

Honts, C. R. (1991). Field validity study of Canadian police college polygraph technique: Task 1 report on contract No. M9010-1-F107/01ST, Science and Services Canada. Grand Forks, North Dakota: C. Honts, Consultations.

1990

Honts, C. R., & Barger, S. D. (1990). A comparison of the relative utility of skin conductance and skin resistance couplers for the measurement of electrodermal activity in the detection of deception. Polygraph, 19, 199-207.

Honts, C. R., & Carlton, B. (1990). The effects of incentives on the detection of deception. Psychophysiology, 27, S39. (Abstract)

Barland, G. H., & Honts, C. R. (1990). A laboratory study of the validity of the ZOC: An executive summary. Department of Defense Polygraph Institute Research Report. Fort McClellan, Alabama.

Barland, G. H., Honts, C. R., & Barger, S. D. (1990). The detection of deception for multiple issues: An executive summary. Department of Defense Polygraph Institute Research Report. Fort McClellan, Alabama.

Honts, C. R., & Barland, G. H. (1990). A laboratory study of the validity of the MGQT: An executive summary. Department of Defense Polygraph Institute Research Report. Fort McClellan, Alabama.


1989

Barland, G. H., Honts, C. R., & Barger, S. D. (1989). The validity of detection of deception for multiple issues. Psychophysiology, 26, S13. (Abstract)

Barland, G. H., Honts, C. R., & Barger, S. D. (1989). Studies of the Accuracy of Security Screening Polygraph Examinations. Department of Defense Polygraph Institute, Fort McClellan, Alabama.

Honts, C. R., Barland G. H., & Barger, S. W. (1989). The relative validity of criminal and screening approaches to detection of deception. Psychophysiology, 26, S33. (Abstract)

Honts, C. R., & Driscoll. L. N. (1989). Validity of the positive control polygraph test: Comments on Forman and McCauley. Polygraph, 18, 158-167.

Honts, C. R., & Barger, S. D. (1989). A comparison of the relative utility of skin conductance and skin resistance couplers for the measurement of electrodermal activity in the detection of deception. Department of Defense Polygraph Institute Research Report. Fort McClellan, Alabama.

Honts, C. R. (1989). The relative validity of two CSP question series. Department of Defense Polygraph Institute Research Report. Fort McClellan, Alabama.

Raskin, D. C., Kircher, J. C., Horowitz, S. W., & Honts, C. R. (1989). Recent laboratory and field research on polygraph techniques. In J. C. Yuille (Ed.), Credibility Assessment. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer, 1-24.

1988

Honts, C. R., & Driscoll, L. D. (1988). A field validation study of the rank order scoring system (ROSS) in multiple issue control question tests. Polygraph, 17, 1-16.

Honts, C. R., & Raskin, D. C. (1988). A field study of the validity of the directed lie control question. Journal of Police Science and Administration, 16, 56-61.

Honts, C. R., Raskin, D. C., Kircher, J. C., & Hodes, R. L. (1988). Effects of spontaneous countermeasures on the physiological detection of deception. Journal of Police Science and Administration, 16, 91-94.

Honts, C. R., Kircher, J. C., & Raskin, D. C. (1988). Patterns of activation and deception. Psychophysiology, 25, 455. (Abstract)

Horowitz, S. W., Raskin, D. C., Honts, C. R., & Kircher, J. C. (1988). Control questions in physiological detection of deception. Psychophysiology, 25, 455. (Abstract).

Kircher, J. C., Raskin, D. C., Honts, C. R., & Horowitz, S. W. (1988). Generalizability of mock crime laboratory studies of the control question polygraph technique. Psychophysiology, 25, 462-463. (Abstract)

Raskin, D. C., Kircher, J. C., Honts, C. R., & Horowitz, S. W. (1988). Validity of control question polygraph tests in criminal investigations. Psychophysiology, 25, 476. (Abstract)

Raskin, D. C., Kircher, J. C., Honts, C. R., & Horowitz, S. W. (1988). A Study of the Validity of Polygraph Examinations in Criminal Investigations. Final Report to the National Institute of Justice, Grant Number 85-IJ-CX-0400, Department of Psychology, Salt Lake City, University of Utah.

1987

Driscoll, L. N., Honts, C. R., & Jones D. (1987). The validity of the positive control physiological detection of deception technique. Journal of Police Science and Administration, 15, 46-50.

Honts, C. R. (1987). Interpreting research on countermeasures and the physiological detection of deception. Journal of Police Science and Administration, 15, 204-209.

Honts, C. R. & Driscoll, L. N. (1987). An evaluation of the reliability and validity of rank order and standard numerical scoring of polygraph charts. Polygraph, 16 241-257.

Honts, C. R., Raskin, D. C., & Kircher, J. C. (1987). Effects of physical countermeasures and their electromyographic detection during polygraph tests for deception. Journal of Psychophysiology, 1, 241-247.

1986

Honts, C. R., Raskin, D. C., & Kircher, J. C. (1986). Individual differences and the physiological detection of deception. Psychophysiology, 23, 442 (Abstract).

1985

Honts, C. R., Hodes, R. L., & Raskin, D. C. (1985). Effects of physical countermeasures on the physiological detection of deception. Journal of Applied Psychology, 70, 177-187.

Honts, C. R., Raskin, D. C., & Kircher, J. C. (1985). Effects of socialization on the physiological detection of deception. Journal of Research in Personality, 19, 373-385.

Raskin, D. C., Kircher, J. C., & Honts, C. R. (1985). Computerized polygraph interpretations and detection of physical countermeasures. In Anti-terrorism; Forensic science; Psychology in police investigations. Jerusalem: Heiliger, 179-189.


1984

Honts, C. R. (1984). Countermeasures and the physiological detection of deception. Psychophysiology, 21, 566-567 (Abstract).

Honts, C. R., Raskin, D. C., Kircher, J. C., & Hodes, R. L. (1984). Effects of spontaneous countermeasures on the physiological detection of deception. Psychophysiology, 21, 583 (Abstract).

Kircher, J. C., Raskin, D. C., & Honts, C. R. (1984). Electrodermal habituation in the detection of deception. Psychophysiology, 21, 585 (Abstract).

1983

Honts, C. R. & Hodes, R. L. (1983). The detection of physical countermeasures. Polygraph. 12, 7-17.

Honts, C. R., Raskin, D. C., & Kircher, J. C. (1983). Detection of deception: Effectiveness of physical countermeasures under high motivation conditions. Psychophysiology, 20, 446-447 (Abstract).

1982

Honts, C. R. & Hodes, R. L. (1982). The effect of simple physical countermeasures on the detection of deception. Psychophysiology, 19, 564 (Abstract).

Honts, C. R. & Hodes, R. L. (1982). The effects of multiple physical countermeasures on the detection of deception. Psychophysiology, 19, 564-565 (Abstract).

Manuscripts in Preparation:

Honts, C. R., & Devitt, M. K. A bootstrap decision making procedure for the psychophysiological detection of deception.

Honts, C. R., & Devitt, M. K. Effects of the hired gun tactic on jury perceptions of expert witnesses.

Honts, C. R., Devitt, M. K., Peters, D. P., Gillund, B., Henderson, S. A., & Norton, M. A study of the willingness of children to tell lies about a serious matter.

Kircher, J. C., Honts, C. R., & Raskin, D. C. Patterns of physiological activation and deception.

Tye, M. J. C., Honts, C. R., Henderson, S. A., Devitt, M. K. & Vondergeest, L. V. Assessing children's credibility: Lay judges and Criteria Based Content Analysis.

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