Week Four: Finding Articles

I was fairly confident going into this week’s assignment, as most of the references I use tend to be articles. I had a lot more difficulty that I anticipated. I used Leatherby Library to find an article. I browsed through many links before finding The polygraph: The truth lies within. By Jerry A. Lewis and Michelle Cuppari. Through the knowledge I have gained so far from this course I have found it much easier to evaluate resources without as much effort. Using the CRAAP test is extremely helpful. The article I evaluated this week gave me a different perspective on polygraphs. Lewis and Cuppari spoke about how they are used in a law enforcement setting. More importantly they spoke about the pretest interview. They said this was the most important part of the polygraph exam and after finishing the article myself I concur. I think it is very beneficial to be able to see how polygraphs are used in the real world and how they are evaluated in those settings. It is important to evaluate first hand experience with these tests and these individual opinions towards their accuracy. Moving forward I would like to find more information pertaining to the different areas polygraphs are used in today’s world and hopefully find more first hand experiences.