Designation:E2063−12StandardPracticeforCalibrationandFunctionalityChecksUsedinForensicPsychophysiologicalDetectionofDeception(Polygraph)Examinations1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2063;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticeprovidesguidelinesforcalibrationandinstrumentation(bothanalogandcomputerizedsystems)ac-tivelyusedinthepsychophysiologicaldetectionofdeception(verificationoftruth).Asaminimum,suchinstrumentationshallsimultaneouslyrecordanindividual’srespiratory,exoso-maticelectrodermal,andcardiovascularactivity.1.2Analogpolygraphsshallbecalibratedbythepsycho-physiologicaldetectionofdeception(PDD)examiner,manufacturer,orfactory-authorizedindividual.1.3Computerizedinstrumentationshallbecalibratedbythemanufacturerorfactory-authorizedindividual.1.4ThePDDexaminerorfactory-authorizedindividualshallperformfunctionalitycheckstoensureinstrumentationisoperatingproperly.1.5Thispracticedoesnotprohibitadditionalcomponentswhichmaybeofferedassupplementalmeasurementsofphysiologicalchange.Additionalrecordingcomponents(suchasmovementsensors)maybeusedinadditionto,butnotreplace,therequiredminimumcomponentsandtheseaddi-tionalcomponentsshallmeetthemanufacturer’sspecificationsforcalibration.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E1954PracticeforConductofResearchinPsychophysi-ologicalDetectionofDeception(Polygraph)E2000GuideforMinimumBasicEducationandTrainingofIndividualsInvolvedintheDetectionofDeception(PDD)E2035TerminologyRelatingtoForensicPsychophysiology2.2OtherDocument:ManufacturerManual(s)forSystem(s)inUse3.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTerms—SeeTerminologyE2035.3.2Terminologymayvaryaccordingtodifferentmanufac-turers.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Thispracticesetsforththeminimumrequirementsforcalibrationandfunctionalitycheckswhenconduct...
