Matty wrote on Jul 12^th, 2005 at 9:20pm:

It seems like a no win situation...

It is a no-win situation.  If you proceed through the “test” in a completely honest fashion, and hold absolutely nothing back, you might pass and you might not.  It all depends on the examiner and their subjective opinions regarding your reactions.

If you proceed through the “test” in a completely deceptive fashion, holding back anything you feel could be damaging and lying shamelessly about everything else, you might pass and you might not.  Again, it all depends on the examiner and their subjective opinions regarding your reactions.

There are plenty of people who have been truthful and failed (like me, more than once) and plenty of people who have been deceptive and passed.  The reverse is true in both cases as well.

It’s a no-win situation in that there is nothing you can do to ensure you pass the test.  Being completely honest might or might not help.  Using countermeasures effectively might or might not help.  The only winning move is not to play.