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A polygraph, popularly referred to as a lie detector, measures and records several physiological indices such as blood pressure, pulse, respiration, and skin conductivity while the subject is asked and answers a series of questions.
The Invention of the Polygraph. The lie detectorâor polygraph machineâwas first created by John Augustus Larson (1892-1965), a part-time employee of the Berkley Police Department who was earning his Ph.D. in physiology at the University of California at Berkeley.