How is it that it is totally acceptable to use review materials and to even be coached to pass tests such as the ASVAB, SAT, MCAT, LSAT, and many other life-determining tests, but some of you consider ANY assistance with the polygraph to be so patently immoral?
The polygraph doesn't come near to perfection in its results as even one of these above mentioned tests.  Yet, every year there are thousands of seminars that help prospects hone their test taking skills, and looking at my class ads right now in the local paper, there are 18 ads for coaches to help folks pass these various tests.  I find it utterly foolish to submit to any test without preparation.
When the test is flawed, as is the case with the polygraph, there should be an even more vigilant attempt to prepare oneself for such a test.  To not do so, is merely stupid.

Polyman:
That is patently untrue!
The polygraph is biased against the truthful, and the NAS report supports this.
While I can totally understand fears of future employment by the polygraphers, I am sure the Good Old Boy Network will find you suitable work elsewhere.  Misinformation will do nothing to secure your livelihood.
With all due respect, until a scientifically accurate test can be developed, which the NAS says it has no evidence of such a possibility, such junk science does nothing but make absolute comical fools out of the proponents of this trickery.
Ms. Cleo has been exposed for her fraud, as will this fraud.

Four days after my first post the Maschke cult is still at it.
You malcontents really have nothing to do.
Pretty good for a fifth grader. Don't ya think.

Seeker wrote on Oct 30^th, 2002 at 4:05am:


Of course it is, and Polyman knows it.  You won't hear one word about the evidence of the polygraph's accuracy from these flacks.  Their function is to mislead, not argue honestly.

These are just desperation propaganda tactics by a group of worried polygraphers.

Take it as a compliment.  They may have felt they could ignore the end-the-polygraph movement before.  We evidently have their attention now.

Skeptic

Quote:


george,
You don't have to be as brilliant as anyone else.  It would be nice, though, if you could make an attempt at engaging in honest debate regarding the polygraph.

Skeptic

don't worry about nerves. they are your baseline, activate countermeasures above that line on control questions. laugh inside at silly little machine....
Quote:

don't worry about nerves. they are your particular baseline. employ countermeasures on control questions, laugh on inside at silly little machine.