I just wanted to share my recent polygraph experience.  I am looking for some feedback as to the actual results of the test.

Sometime ago , I was faced with several criminal allegations and became subject to a criminal investigation.  In an effort to clear my name and establish my innocence I agreed to a polygraph test.  I should say that I am entirely innocent of the allegations being made against me.

Going into the test, I was extremely nervous .  In years passed I had committed a similar criminal act that had gone undetected.  However the test itself was concerning the same act but an altogether different incident.

I made the mistake of admitting to researching the poly prior to the test.  However, I had no knowledge of counter measures.

In any event, one of the control questions I was asked during the pre-test was:

Have you ever done anything you feel guilty about ?  I promptly responded "No".  Simply because anything I had done in my life that I felt guilty about was none of the examiner's damn business.

This question however, caused me a great deal of anxiety, but I wasn't prepared to disclose my past wrong doing.  Needless to say, when I was hooked up to the machine, this control question caused me a ton of stress and likely created an elevated response.

The crime I committed occurred at a different time in my life, from the crime curently being investigated.  However, because I did not know all of the persons currently accusing me of the crime under investigation, I no doubt reacted as well to the relevant questions.   

In paticular, when I was asked, "Concerning persons X,Y,Z, have you ever............................   

At the conclusion of my test, I was left alone for 25-30 mins.  When the examiner returned he confronted me and suggested there "was a problem" with my test.  Specifically, he suggested one of three things had occurred:

A.  He suggested I was involved in the act currently    
     under investigation.

B.  He suggested I had knowledge of who had 
     committed the act under investigation

C.  He suggested I had something on my mind, that I 
     felt incredibly guilty about. (He was right !!!)

Anyway, after being confronted, I immediatley became angered at his accusations.  He encouraged me to sit down and help him sort out the problem, but I declined.   I asked him if he was calling me a "liar" and he did not respond.  At no time did he accuse me of lying.  I then asked for a copy of the charts.  He refused and instead suggested he did not have a printer with him !!! (Ya, right, we were in a police station !!)  Another examiner entered the room and made a vague accusation that  "alot of people try to employ counter measures" to beat the test.  I became outraged as I definately had not.

Finally, I ended up walking out and leaving.  I have still never been told of my results.  I know that I definately reacted to the relevant questions because of the way they were worded and to atleast the control question described above.  I am looking for any feedback as to the likely outcome of my test.

Your input would be appreciated.

I am interested in more feedback from you George, as well as feedback from any of the other senior users.

In my case, supposing I only showed a reaction to 1 of the control questions, but also reacted to the 3 relevant questions I was asked.   

At the time of my test, 1 of the control questions and all the relevant questions (3) seemed to cause me an equal level of anxiety.  I answered all relevant questions truthfully but, for reasons I stated above, I had obvious anxiety and no doubt showed a reaction.

Is an elevated reaction to only 1 control question enough to offset the reactions to 3 relevant questions and produce a truthful chart ?

Assuming my reactions were about the same, how would the charts be scored in this case ?

Any input would be appreciated.  ???