Human Subject:

Did your examiner state he wasn't sure if you passed/failed? Mine would not tell me? Why wouldn't he give me his opinion????????

Mike Epps,

You are quite correct.  With a control question test (CQT) polygraph exam, you essentially either fail the control or the relevant questions (not that there is any connection to lie or truth telling, but there most definitely are real consequences following an arbitrary determination of deception or no deception rendered by the soothsayer/polygraph operator).  If you are found to be NDI, a polygraph examiner will let you know that you have "failed"/have significant responses to/were deceptive to, etc to the control questions.  The aspect of fraud which comes to play at this point (as was the case in reviewing the questions initially in the pre-test phase) is to make you believe/allow you to continue believe that these are relevant questions (perhaps of less importance than the ones you did "pass").  The good news is that you will no longer fall for this gambit, nor be left thinking that you are guilty of committing some heinous sin relevant to the job you are applying for, and should you be unfortunate to undergo such an exercise in foolishness again, you will know of the deception (not yours but theirs) in advance…forewarned is forearmed, yes?

Mike Epps,

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This is a very good question you ask, and one I don't remember having seen asked or answered on this board before.  You ask why the silly parting games with a deemed to be non-deceptive examinee.  Essentially there are two reasons.  The primary is a face saving one.  If the agency quality control group changes/overturns the examiner NDI call to an inconclusive or DI result.... and the examiner has already told you that you have some minor problems with relevant (really control issues) and he/she has to come back and tell you that the HQ group has overturned his initial opinion, then he/she doesn't appear to be quite the inept stargazer that he/she in fact is.  The second reason would be that you or somebody you know will likely take a polygraph exam in the future.  They want you to think the exam you took actually worked for future exam purposes.  If in fact you actually “beat it”, i.e., successfully lied on actual relevant questions, but they lied to you by telling you that you had problems on these lesser relevant (really control) questions, then perhaps you will think in the back of your mind that although you seemed to have gotten through without negative consequences that there really is something to this nonsense when you have to face it again.  But now you know...

Thanks for the great info!! I will know my results this week. Right now I'm between writing my letter to "Mr. Muller," and finding a person to sell my house for a new FBI career. VERY STRESSFULL!!

Thanks "Saidme" for your good info!!

Thanks "Anonymous" All very true!!! I will post my results when I get them this week.

John:

I know the wait is brutal!! I haven't slept more then four hours a night since the test. People don't realize this "BS" test determines our life!!! Anyway..normally the FBI will not contact you if you passed. If it's over two weeks then you should assume you past. You can call your application coord, or the HR in HQ to find out. My case is a little different, and I don't know why? My field office Coord. told me I should expect a call from him in a week either good/bad?