The Complex Trial Protocol (CTP): A new, countermeasure‐resistant, accurate, P300‐based method for detection of concealed information

JP Rosenfeld, E Labkovsky, M Winograd…�- …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
JP Rosenfeld, E Labkovsky, M Winograd, MA Lui, C Vandenboom, E Chedid
Psychophysiology, 2008Wiley Online Library
A new P300‐based concealed information test is described. A rare probe or frequent
irrelevant stimulus appears in the same trial in which a target or nontarget later appears.
One response follows the first stimulus and uses the same button press regardless of
stimulus type. A later second stimulus then appears: target or nontarget. The subject presses
one button for a target, another for a nontarget. A P300 to the first stimulus indicates probe
recognition. One group was tested in 3 weeks for denied recognition of familiar information�…
Abstract
A new P300‐based concealed information test is described. A rare probe or frequent irrelevant stimulus appears in the same trial in which a target or nontarget later appears. One response follows the first stimulus and uses the same button press regardless of stimulus type. A later second stimulus then appears: target or nontarget. The subject presses one button for a target, another for a nontarget. A P300 to the first stimulus indicates probe recognition. One group was tested in 3 weeks for denied recognition of familiar information. Weeks 1 and 3 were guilty conditions; Week 2 was a countermeasure (CM) condition. The probe–irrelevant differences were significant in all weeks, and percent hits were >90%. Attempted CM use was detectable via elevated reaction time to the first stimulus. In a replication, results were similar. False positive rates for both studies varied from 0 to .08, yielding J. B. Grier (1971) A′ values from .9 to 1.0.
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