1)

I made the mistake of using countermeasures on the irrelevant questions in a probable-lie test format (I got confused at first and then realized later that it was a control questions test).

Will it hurt me in any way that I used countermeasures on the irrelevants?  Will it help me in any way since my baseline will be higher?  


2)

Also,  is it possible to have a control question test with only ONE control question in it?  I swear I could only find one control question in the second two sets of questions (5 or six relevants,  3 or 4 irrelevants,  and ONE control question...is this possible?).....


3) 

The examiner asked after each chart "Did any questions I just asked bother you?"

Was this a scare tactic to make me admit to other things since she didnt point out a particular question (such as "DId anything bother you about the question about drugs?")?


4)

ALso,  I noticed that after the running of the first two tests,
The examiner went through the list of questions and put a circled negative sign (kinda like (-) )  next to the questions he had asked up to that point.  I didn't see any circled positive signs at all (+).  Does a circled negative sign mean that there was no significant reaction on that particular question (question he put the negative sign next to)?

Any response would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks for your input George...

You state:
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I believe that is what the examiner did...

There was only one recognizable control question thrown in.

My question to you is:

What if my reactions to some of the relevant questions were stronger than my reactions to the irrelevants,  yet clearly weaker than my reaction to the single control question?

Would it be likely that the examiner would find the charts to read non-deceptive because of the large reaction to the single control question used?  (The examiner actually used the same control question a couple of times in one chart).

Also,  you state:
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The examiner asked me this question (Did any of the question I just asked you bother you in any way?) after each chart was completed.  She asked me this after she had loosened the blood-pressure monitor,  and I was able to see that the polygraph chart was brought to a halt.   

If I was showing clear deception in a particular area (question),  would it be more probable that the examiner might ask me,  "Is anything bothering you about the gang-relations question that I just asked you" (for example),  rather than "Are any of the questions that I have asked you bothering you in any way?"

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