Anticlimax Dampening Concept: It Does Exist

Abstract

In recent years some examiners have tried to change the basic concepts of polygraphy by introducing questionable changes. I am still unsure whether these changes have any scientifi c grounds or simply served as an attempt to challenge the theories of our pioneers and in doing so to enter the hall of polygraph fame. One of these concepts was a psychological set which received a new name of “salience.” Many years ago the issue of the name versus its meaning was addressed by Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet, Act 2 scene 2 “What’s in a name? that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”