quiet-the-power-of-introverts-in-a-world-that-cant-stop-talking-susan-cain

some evidence that sociopaths have
damaged amygdalae.)
Lie detectors (polygraphs) are partially
skin conductance tests. They operate
on the theory that lying causes
anxiety, which triggers the skin to perspire
imperceptibly. When I was in college,
I applied for a summer job as a
secretary at a large jewelry company. I
had to take a lie detector test as part of
the application process. The test was
administered in a small, dingily lit
room with linoleum floors, by a thin,
cigarette-puffing man with pocked yellow
skin. The man asked me a series of
warm-up questions: my name, address,
and so on, to establish my baseline
level of skin conductance. Then the
questions grew more probing and the
examiner’s manner harsher. Had I been
arrested? Had I ever shoplifted? Had I
used cocaine? With this last question
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