George & Company...
Allow me to respond...
George, you said, "the behavioral countermeasures discussed earlier in Chapter 4, plus the absence of any substantive admissions on the subjects part, may well be enough to get him through the Relevant/Irrelevant "test."
How do your "behavioral countermeasures" equate to the physical manipulation of the charts which you alledge make it "so easy" to beat a polygraph exam. All I get from your advice is to act "friendly" and not admit to anything. SORRY, the examinee still fails the exam. His physiological responses are unchanged. George, you have in no way helped him "beat the polygraph."
You said, "These behavioral countermeasures include having a pre-planned "throwaway" explanation for any reactions to any relevant questions."
Oh., PLEASE! Any "explanation" the examinee makes, only means that I run a confirmatory test to make sure there isn't anything else the subject is hiding. "Throwaways are quickly "thrown away."
You said., If your scoring method is such that any reactions to any relevant questions necessarily increases the likelihood of a "significant response" outcome, then other physical countermeasures that might still be helpful include augmenting one's physiological responses to the number one actually picked during the "stim test." A strong reaction to the "hot" question on the "stim test" may help make any responses to the relevant questions appear less "significant."
No George, nice attempt at dancing though. The fact is that If I see ANY consistancy in the subject's responses, he and I are going to have a lengthy prayer session...They don't have to be the biggest responses, just consistant...Gee, I thought you understood that...
You said, "If you use the Keeler technique of announcing the beginning and ending of the "test" as form of "control" stimulus, then it might be beneficial to produce a reaction to those announcements."
Sorry George, that is not how we do it in the government. You need source materials a little more recent than 1936 if you are going to advise people...
"Another strategy might be to produce a strong response to the first question of each chart collection (such reactions are not unexpected, which is why the first question in a series is usually a sacrifice relevant), so that any later responses to relevant questions might appear minor in comparison."
Nope, we expect an "orienting response" We don't even look at the first question. Nice try though....
"And, of course, by regulating one's breathing, one can avoid producing any reaction to a relevant question on the pneumo channels."
...and of course, we can still identify responses in controlled breathing. Plus, we do try to get the subject to stop. If he refuses, we still have three other channels. If he controls his breathing to to point the charts are not evaluatable, we shut down the test, hire the next guy in line, and refer this applicant to Burger King...
Lastly, you said, "Now, as Anonymous pointed out, the R/I "test" has been largely dismissed by the polygraph community itself, and it has no validity as a diagnostic technique."
George, I am really surprised at you...
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You are the one who argues that NO polygraph technique has validity. Now, you are actually QUOTING the polygraph community? Gee, maybe you ARE a spy for the American Polygraph Association...
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As far as the R&I being "dismissed" by the PG community, if you had your hand on the pulse of the aforementioned community, you would discover the R&I is in significant use across the country...
"Again I ask you, if the polygraph cannot detect lies (as you have admitted), then just what does it mean when you report that there are "signficant responses" present? What do those responses signify?"
Finally, a reasonable question. George, SR responses mean just that. The particular stimulas is significant for some reason to that examinee at that time. It may be because he is lying to the question and is afraid of getting caught. It may be that the behavior being questioned really bothers him (The subject is asked a drug question, and his cousin dies of an OD). It is my job to help the subject resolve the issue. Most do (after confirmatory testing) and in most cases, they get the job they are seeking. Those who choose not to, or those who accept the innane advice of others to attempt to manipulate their examinations, are disqualified, period...
PDD-Fed