another wrote on Nov 20^th, 2003 at 9:11pm:


Congratulations on passing the polygraph! Good luck in the rest of the hiring process, and thank you for sharing your polygraph experience here.

Now that the polygraph is behind you, I hope that you'll take the opportunity to share what you've learned about polygraphy with others, especially those who might someday face a polygraph "test." See the Get Involved and Campus Poster Initiative pages for other steps you can take to help spread the word and hasten the abolishment of polygraph screening.

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Actually, the suggestions for countermeasures to the Relevant/Irrelevant technique outlined in TLBTLD do not involve creating reactions to the irrelevant questions (which are not scored).

another wrote on Nov 21^st, 2003 at 3:27am:


Congratulations.  I presume that the exam you passed was a CQT format "test", instead of an R/I?  If it was an R/I too, how did you employ countermeasures?

The R/I is so inherently unreliable that I can imagine several possible strategies for "passing" one (the simplest just being staying adamant about one's innocence), but I'm curious as to what you did.

Skeptic

Another fairy tale.  I do wish you guys would use some imagination.  Same Old Shit Different Day - this is getting sad.  OK Skeptic, Orolan, Mallah, and Beechtrees, all you who are members of George's fan club can give me your 2 cents worth now.

no, I have worked in law enforcement for 5 years.  I recently bought a home too far away from my work and need to find a transfer to another agency.  I have applied to a number of agencies.  I took a poly from one of these agencies in a R/IR format.  I failed the examination showing deception.  Even though you dont know me and could easily dismiss it, it was a false positive reading. This can have a seriously negative impact on my future ability to find employ with surrounding agencies. after that failure, I found this website and read the TBTLD.  I employed the counter measures as instructed.  and passed.  Thanx undesireable for your encouragement.

Another,
Did you have anything to hide on the relevant issues?

Another-

Congratulations!  Hope all goes well with the rest of your employment process.

Regards,

Undesirable

I took the Poly Today.  It was a CQT format. I employed countermeasures as instructed in TTBTLD.  The poligrapher made ne assertions that he was aware of me employing counter measures. I passed the test with flying colors.  I would like to thank george and everyone else for this site, because without the valuable information here. I am certain i might not have done so well.

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Never have so many polygraph believers and examiners gathered together to try to debunk something they "know" is not possible to beat. 

Never has there been a site so read by polygraph examiners to see what we're "up to" so they can better catch countermeasure's that "don't work" anyway.

Seems like a lot of concern over nothing.

Really is right.  I do not know.  My post is simply my interpertation of what I read in TLBTLD.  I do know, however, that using countermeasures properly during the CQT works.  I know because I have done it.   

Never have so many people gathered together to talk about something they know so little about.

If given the relevant/irrelevant test, you want to use countermeasures to different relevent and irrelevant questions on different sets.  For example, if questions  1, 3, 5, and 7 are irrevelant and questions 2, 4, 6, and 8 are relevant you would cause a reaction (use countermeasures) on questions 1, 2, 5 and 6 on the first set or chart.  Then, on the second chart or questioning, you cause a reaction to questions 3, 4 and 7.  On the third set of questions cause a reaction to question 8 only.  You kind of mix it up so that you do not have a pattern of reaction to any particular question or questions.  Consistant, specific, significant is what the polygrapher looks for, so you do not want to give him that.  I believe that is the way TLBTLD says to do it.

I am scheduled for an upcomming poly exam.  I am fully prepared if I am administered the CQT style test; however, if i am administered a relavant/irrelavant style, i am not sure when or if to employ counter measures.  anyone have advice on countermeasures for an R/IR style test format??? thanks