I didn't see in any chapters of LBTLD if there was a way to know what kind of test to expect.  To be more specific I was just wrongly accused of some not cool things by an angry teen.  I will be taking a poly through an outside agency from my defense attorney.  He said they will go through the teen's statements on the reports and will be questioning me on that.  Since we have copies and transcripts of all the reports and statements, knowing all the content, what form of test can I expect - GKT, CQT?  Since reading these sites, I understand about the frequency of false positives.  This is too big of a situation to end up with wrong results, and am just wondering what to expect for this situation and how to react 

Thanks

Mr. Maschke,
Actually, it is not a stipulated test, but just on suggestion by my attorney.  In these kind of situations where someone is making claims with no physical evidence, passing this test is supposed to be a helpful step or tool to possess during the entire process, however far it may go.   

Thank you

The polygrapher will no doubt use the information provided by the lawyer to formulate the relevant questions to be asked. You will most likely be administered a probable-lie "control" question "test." For an idea of what to expect, review Chapters 3 and 4 of The Lie Behind the Lie Detector.

If one wanted to "practice" a question series, one could draw up a list of relevant, irrelevant, and "control" questions, say, based on one of the Zone Comparison Test formats described in Appendix C of the 2nd edition of The Lie Behind the Lie Detector. Then one could tape record the questions whilst reading them out loud at 20-30 second intervals. One could then play back the tape and practice applying countermeasures upon hearing "control" questions.

Oh, just a tag onto my last post, after studying ch. 4, I noticed there is no counter to the finger electrodes.  In addition, how does one apply breathing & blood pressure techniques, as well as the counting or figuring tough problems in the mind all at the same time?  Is it possible, or are we supposed to choose one or the other?  Is the sphincter squeezing really enough to change the cardio noticeably?  The days are getting closer and I just want to make sure I understand.

Thank you