Packet 7: Bonus 6
Before creating Wonder Woman, William Moulton Marston popularized these devices, whose invention is usually credited to John Augustus Larson. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these misleadingly-named devices, which was introduced into wider use by August Vollmer. A 1988 Employee Protection Act largely ended the once-widespread practice of using these devices on job applicants.
ANSWER: lie detector [or polygraph; accept Employee Polygraph Protection Act]
[10m] Marston’s polygraph primarily relied on reading this physiological quantity to determine whether a suspect was lying. In white coat syndrome, a person at a doctor’s office has an anomalously high reading for this quantity.
ANSWER: blood pressure [accept mean arterial pressure; accept systolic pressure; accept diastolic pressure]
[10e] Along with work on the polygraph, John Reid developed a widely criticized “technique” for use in this process. During this process, police may give a suspect the “third degree” to extract a confession.
ANSWER: interrogation [or questioning; prompt on torture]
<Social Science — Joel Miles> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 7
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 18.08 | 81% | 23% | 77% |
Conversion
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 16 | 16.25 | 81% | 19% | 63% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 22.00 | 80% | 40% | 100% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 80% | 20% | 100% |