Guest,
You wrote:
Quote:Fourth: Countermeasures Who needs them? I told the truth and that will set me free - right?
Telling the truth is no guarantee that you [or anyone else] will pass a polygraph exam. False positive results (DI) are not uncommon.
If you have not already done so, I would recommend that you download and read chapters 3 and 4 of [TLBTLD] for free of charge available on this website.
It is strictly my opinion; the use of polygraph countermeasures employed by an honest examinee during a polygraph exam, [to reduce the risk/possibility of a false positive result] is no more unethical, than the trickery and deceit practiced (employed) by the polygraph examiner during a polygraph exam.
This is a very controversial debate on this website.
The pro-polygraph community will argue:
1) Polygraph testing is mostly very accurate, ethical, dependable and reliable.
2) Many polygraph examiners like to claim they are capable of detecting polygraph
countermeasures during a polygraph exam.
3) Polygraph examiners unequivocally agree and believe, the use of polygraph
countermeasures as described in [TLBTLD] are unethical, unreliable, and easily
detectable.
The anti-polygraph community will argue:
1) Polygraph testing is grossly inaccurate, unethical and unreliable.
2) Polygraph testing is riddled with trickery, deceit, and misleading.
3) Polygraph countermeasures as described in [TLBTLD] are indistinguishable from
normal physiological responses to fear, embarrassment, anger, etc.; and are
not easily detected if practiced and properly employed.
A potential honest examinee/candidate for employment facing a pre-employment polygraph exam must ask themselves the following:
Should a candidate/examinee:
1) Tell the truth; cross their fingers; hope to pass; and risk a false positive result.
2) Employ polygraph countermeasures; reduce the risk of a false positive result; thus risking
detection of employing countermeasures.
Respectfully,
triple x