I stand corrected.
Nobody, besides Mr. Maschke, has suggested the polygraph can read minds.
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The attempt to determine whether or not a person has spoken the truth is, essentially, a kind of mind-reading task.
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Though I disagree with him.
The polygraph, like so many other tests, is simply a test of the significance of a person's reaction to a stimulus. The stimulus is a question regarding involvement in a behavior or event.
No mindreading. No magic. Just good 'ole fashioned stimulus and response, plus a bit of math. Like so many other useful tests. I'd tell you about my fun with the Rhorschach stimulus cards today, but that would be a distraction.
You are providing inaccurate information again, regarding the scientific basis for polygraph. That is, I believe a violation of your own posting policies.
To suggest there is no scientific basis would mean - no scientific basis. Mr. Iacono himself discusses the scientific basis. That you or he don't like it is a distinct concern from whether there are or are not any scientific principles, constructs, or knowledge that explain how and why the polygraph works.
Scientific facts are not decided by opinion. Not by a survey of professionals. Not by the opinion of a single expert like Mr. Iacono, and not by the opinion of a person who feels he has been wronged.
Please be more careful in the future.
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While applicants for positions of public trust have an ethical obligation to answer relevant questions truthfully, simply telling the truth provides no guarantee that one will pass a polygraph examination, as many of us have experienced first-hand.
OK. On the obligations of persons seeking positions of public trust - I completely concur. The other part is not quite so simple.
For example the simple presence of a Firehouse in my neighborhood is no guarantee that my house won't catch fire, or that the fire crew would arrive in time to extinguish a fire before the house burned to the ground - posing a serious health and safety risk to the occupants, as some people have experienced first hand.
Therefore, fire departments can therefore not be relied upon.
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