Two Block,
I find your study interesting. I too have toyed around with a high quality heart monitor placed around my chest and wrist to monitor my heartbeat. While sitting down relaxed, I experimented with varying thoughts, as compared to “puckering” simply to see if my pulse rate would fluctuate between the two methods. My elementary case study, while sitting relaxed in a chair, my resting heart rate is around 38 - 40 beats per minute. [I’m a marathoner]
When puckering very slightly, my pulse rate would increase from 38/40 to around 45/50 without much effort on my pucker factor… of course, the tighter pucker factor applied, the higher my heart rate would climb. I could actually spike the heart monitor into the 60 beats per minute range.
When thinking of something that angered me, [I don’t anger easily] my heart rate would only increase from 38/40 to around 45 beats per minute.
When thinking of fear of being bitten by a snake/spider, etc, my heart rate would increase from 38/40 to around 45/50.
In addition, I experimented with various mental visualization scenarios, and could also spike my heart rate into the 45/50 beats per minute range.
That being said, I can’t help but wonder how a polygrapher can view a heart rate monitor, and differentiate between a pulse rate increase and determine the exact cause, such as a "pucker", fear, embarrassment, shock, anger, deception, lying, etc...
I think the galvanic skin response [palm sweating] is mirrored by your pulse rate.
My normal [natural] breathing rate is between 10 and 12 breaths per minute. I simply do not breath as many times per minute as most sedentary people. I suspect this is due to my running. I run on average 90 to 120 miles per week. For me to sustain a higher breathing rate consisting of 2/4 seconds per breath in/out is not a normal breathing pattern for me. However, if I was to breath my normal rate of 10/12 breaths while being subjected to a polygraph exam, I feel certain the polygrapher would suspect me of controlling my breathing by taking deeper slower breaths. No so in my case.
Orolan,
I'm certain if/when the pro-polygraphers such as Batman, Torpedo, etc return to the board, they will respond to some of the questions posed to them on this thread.
Batman is quick to personally attack and insult others via "flaming" when debating polygraph frailties. However, I do feel he is capable of answering the questions we raise.
Torpedo on the other hand, if not provoked by insult or sarcasm, will engage you in fair and reasonable debate on these very issues. I personally find him interesting to debate with.
Respectfully, triple x
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