Quote:so what you are saying is that mental CM's and cotrol of my breath will be enough?
One cannot be completely certain, but I suspect that this is likely the case, especially when one considers that one can prevent any breathing reactions to the relevant questions from occuring.
Quote:on polygraphplace.com and in some of the posts here it is suggested that 1)many polygraphs have sensors in the seat that can detect anal pucker. 2) that the response it makes is abnormal.
There are two basic kinds of polygraph attachments that some polygraphers use in an attempt to detect countermeasures. The first is a strain gauge that is typically placed under the front legs of the polygraph chair. Stoelting Co.'s "Portable Activity Sensor" looks like this:
Axciton produces a "motion sensor" that clips onto a leg of the polygraph chair:
And Lafayette markets this pneumatic "Activity Sensor":
No polygrapher has ever demonstrated any ability to detect the kinds of countermeasures described in
The Lie Behind the Lie Detector using such "sensors" (or any other methodology).
Nor is there any evidence that the physiological responses associated with an anal pucker are somehow "abnormal" or that polygraphers have any way of distinguishing such responses from those associated with fear or anxiety in the context of a polygraph examination.
As for the website PolygraphPlace.com, you will notice that claims made by polygraphers there typically go unrebutted by polygraph critics. The reason for this is that the operators of that website censor their message board. Polygraph opponents are not allowed to post there. Why do you suppose this is so?
By contrast, this message board is uncensored. Anyone may post their views on polygraph matters, and polygraph supporters are welcome to counter any arguments put forth by polygraph opponents here. But for the most part, all you'll see from polygraph advocates is taunts, personal attacks, and obfuscation (as you have no doubt noticed).
You mention that it is your dream to be a "spook." If your past drug use would disqualify you, you might want to consider other career options. You may pass the polygraph, only to be disqualified when a background investigation is conducted if others know about your drug use.
That said, be aware that it's possible that the polygraph program of your country's intelligence service is modeled after that of the American CIA, where applicants are routinely told that they are "having trouble" after the first polygraph session and are brought back for one or more additional polygraph sessions.