Unmasking Deception: Exploring Ocular-Motor Deception Testing (ODT)
Date: November 29, 2023
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Eastern
# CE Hours: 1
Sign-Up Form: https://mhs.com/ocular-motor-deception-testing/
Webinar Description
Ocular-motor deception testing (ODT) is an emerging technology that uses ocular-motor and behavioral measures of
cognitive load to assess the credibility of respondents completing computer-automated testing procedures.
During this webinar, Dr. Mundt will discuss the evaluation of ocular-motor deception testing methods for assessing
truthfulness and detecting deception in self-reported behaviors among civilly committed sexually violent persons. Our
presenter will review an experimental study that evaluated ODT accuracy for discriminating deceptive and truthful
response patterns in 124 volunteers detained at a secure treatment facility for sexually violent persons (SVPs). Study
results support further research and continue use of ODT assessment methods as a potential adjunct to, or alternative
for, post-conviction sex offender testing using polygraphs.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this webinar, you will be able to…
- Identify the principle underlying ocular-motor deception testing (ODT) for assessing the credibility of a
respondent. - Describe the Relevant Comparison Test (RCT) method for testing credibility.
- Discuss the role that the base rate of guilt (BRG) has with respect to the accuracy of detecting deception based
on logistic
regression modeling. - Discuss the basic strengths, weaknesses, and results of an experimental study conducted to evaluate accuracy
claims of a commercial product that uses ODT methods to assess the credibility of self-reported statements.
Presenter Bio(s)
Dr. James C. Mundt earned his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1991. He has
published over 60 peer-reviewed articles reporting study results funded by multiple institutes within the National
Institutes of Health and pharmaceutical development companies. Early research interests focused on the influence of
alcohol on judgment and decision-making in simulated environments. He was an early developer of ecological momentary
assessment methods.
Much of Dr. Mundt’s research career has focused on developing innovative methods of measuring clinical progress by
integrating physiological indices of functioning, such as ocular-motor control or vocal acoustic characteristics of
speech production, with self-reported behaviors. These methods have been applied in clinical domains ranging from mood
disorders to Alzheimer’s disease to suicidal ideation and behaviors in clinical trials. Dr. Mundt joined the Sand Ridge
Secure Treatment Center in 2014. His primary focus has been making multivariate statistical risk models more readily
accessible to forensic evaluators.
