I had my interview and they asked me ahead of time all the questions that would be asked on the polygraph and I answered them and then I signed the form that I was truthful.  I said that in a high school job I stole a pair of shorts from my employer but forgot to say that I stole a pair of shoes as well.  Can I come clean at the poly and not be disqualified?  Are they going to think that I lied and that I probably would lie again?  I just forgot and have since remembered and what do you think they will think of this.  Should I call and have the paperwork corrected or just come clean in the poly? The lady was a real jerk and will probably chew me out that I signed the form.  Can't stop thinking about it.
Thanks Senior Users for Your Guidance.   

Spoon just remember what you stated in that pre-interview. 

Do not admit to anything you did not state in that pre interview during the actual poly exam. 

If they acuse you of lying during the exam...deny it....do not let them force you into ADMITTING anything!

My BI is super.  I just remembered a paw print taken for an internship in a lab..I just called him and he said...no problem Ms......  That part is done and it is not a problem.  Your BI needs to know you did not Intentionally omit anything...one cannot remember everything right at that moment.   

I had a week to prepare my BG packet and kept writing notes on a pad for myself...I forgot a school district that took prints so I could work as a teacher...no biggie..I remembered after I turned in sheet to HR gal and then told BI..He didn't mind..truthful omission..

just call the BI person and say..I wanted you to know that I remembered a......and wanted to be sure you knew..I had just forgotten..  No biggie..just say it straight...If the BI has a problem..he or she will tell you and if it is a big problem..will have it brought up in the poly...truly....

Thanks everyone for the advise but I have come to realize that I am totally bugging out for nothing, because I know remember that I didn’t steal any shoes at all back in the day (my manager just discounted them for me legitimately).  Why does the thought of taking a polygraph sound so easy, but once it is me I get the feeling that something from my past is going to get me.  Even if it is totally innocent.  Hope my heart does not race from all the stress I am going through. “The truth will set you free” if you can remember it.  I guess I just have a problem with trusting a machine with my dreams.  Can’t wait just to get it over with.

darkcobra2005 wrote on Apr 19^th, 2005 at 5:30am:


The above post by "darkcobra2005" originated from the same IP address as other recent disinformational posts by thevet2 and checking.

While it is refreshing that our new friend has ceased pretending not to be a polygrapher, the advice he/she proffers is intended to mislead and will likely result in adverse consequences for anyone following it. How appropriate that this polygrapher has chosen a venomous snake for his/her new user name.

You talk about lying, but isn't ironic that you lie for living? You lie to the people your examining, and then you sit here and expect us to believe that "theft from an employer is not a control question." Maybe to the naive you may scare, but most who read this site already know the lie(s) behind the lie detector.

Why not all examiners lie. That is what your ENTIRE profession is based on. Lie to the examiners during the pre-test and then accuse them of lying during the in-test. Wow how ironic, your a jester in a joker's world.

darkcobra2005 wrote on Apr 19^th, 2005 at 2:48pm:


Drew is not out of touch. Rather, you are a shameless liar too clever by half. The DoDPI Law Enforcement Pre-Employment Test examiner's guide includes among the comparison ("control") questions listed in Appendix D:

"Prior to -----, did you ever cheat your employer out of anything?"

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But "passing" a polygraph "test" is not dependent on whether or not one has told the truth. Rather, it depends on reacting more strongly to the "control" questions than to the relevant questions.

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This is truly ironic coming from you, who came to this message board for the express purpose of spreading misinformation, first with your posts as thevet2/checking and now under the new handle of "darkcobra2005." Evidently, AntiPolygraph.org's public documentation of the fraud that is polygraphy is deeply troubling to you. And indeed, it should be. As you go through the monkey drill of administering your "tests" (outlined step-by-step in the DoDPI LEPET examiner's guide), you're left in doubt as to whether the examinee has also read the script and sees through the deceptions on which your "test" depends.

Look at you! You are supposed to be a member of a profession that is "Dedicated to Truth" (American Polygraph Association motto). Yet here you are playing games by attempting to anonymously spread misinformation, and in the process falsely accusing Dr. Richardson of being "out of touch." Have you no shame?

When you first trained to become a polygraph examiner, did you ever think that you would be reduced to the kind of behavior that you have exhibited here? I don't think so.

If polygraphy were the reliable technique you wish it to be, you wouldn't be reduced to playing these deceptive games here. You may wish to follow the path recently chosen by FBI Special Agent Leroy Chan, a former polygraph examiner who had the intellectual honesty and moral courage to say enough is enough.