Barry_C wrote on Dec 6
th, 2007 at 9:32pm:
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Mr. C, what research are you speaking of, specifically, and where can one read the write-ups?
The most recent study is cited somewhere on this site, and you can also see the writings of Drs. Honts and Rovner.
You'll see Dr. Honts' older studies cited here without the caveats Dr. Honts adds, and you'll fail to see his more recent statements clarifying his findings for those who read more into them than they should. In short, it's his position, based on research, that CMs are not a real fear for the average examiner.
You must be referring to:
Information does not affect the validity of a comparison question test
Authors: Honts, Charles R.1; Alloway, Wendy R.1
Source: Legal and Criminological Psychology, Volume 12, Number 2, September 2007, pp. 311-320(10)
Publisher: British Psychological Society
So, assuming you are, if this is the best you have, then you are in big trouble, as this "study" is so poorly constructed and administered that it lacks any scientific validity. For example, the most important variable, (whether or not a student read Georges book TLBLD), is not even verified or verifyable. Just a student's word that the did or did not read it. Further, whether or not they actually used any of the techinques in the book are also unverfiable.
But, lets for a moment assume that what you postulate is in fact true, that counter measures don't work. Poly examiners should be estatic then, because what an easy way to identify and weed out the liars. Afterall, isn't someone who might employ counter measures the exact person you are trying to eliminate from police employment? The cheater?
Lastly though, your argument falls apart completely regarding catching countermeasure users, because by virtue of the nature of the anecdotal evidence, you have acutally no idea which of the polygraph takers use countermeasures and "pass" because they "pass" and are not questioned.