Are you finished whining?  My hand fell asleep;  I was "rushed" into the room;  the questions "started flying";  my head's falling to the side;  I almost fell asleep.  If you don't like the process, don't take the exam.  You failed.  Move on.

its all bs, i am now convinced!  after answering the questions on my poly honestly i still showed "responses" on a question also.  quickfix is probably your examiner so dont sweat him.  hehe

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Did he actually use the word "self-incriminating"?   

Boy, that polygraph operator was pretty blunt.  Usually they just ask what it is that is bothering you about the question.  That they want to help you help yourself by getting everything off your chest...etc.  Looks like he had dropped all such pretenses.

Another standard excuse is to blame the operator.  For example, "The polygraph is highly accurate!  You must have just had a bad examiner!"

TC

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Gee, I thought the machine was suppose to say whether you were telling the truth and you passed.  If I were the suspicious type, I'd say they were just trying to elicit information from you and that the machine was basically a "prop".

What they do is use "upside-down" logic.  If you react on the chart, they assume it's a LIE (which isn't necessarily the case).  They must then get something out of you they can use to justify the reaction, and fail you.  Oh, and they will blow whatever you give them way out of proportion to justify a fail.  It can be something that falls way short of the behavior tested for by nature of the relevant question.   

Example, my boss in the Navy took his polygraph update at the NSA.  He kept reacting to the "unauthorized disclosure of classified info" question.  They explained that the question meant did he KNOWINGLY, and INTENTIONALLY disclose classified information.  Anyway, this went on for days!  He finally said something to the effect that he may have had a piece of classified info in his pocket during a smoke break outside of secure spaces.

EUREKA!  BINGO!  They then latched on to what he said like grim death!  Used it to justify a fail.  So his security access was put in limbo for several months.

Note, the info he volunteer fell far short of what he was told the original relevant question meant.  So there is a valuable lesson to learn there.  Listen to what they say the question means.  In this case INTENTIONALLY, WILLFULLY, KNOWINGLY disclosing classified info.  Actually, disclosure means handing over or otherwise communicating the info to an unauthorized person...etc.

In this case, he had just absentmindedly put a piece of classified info he happened to be working on into his pocket and went out for a smoke break!

Lesson to be learned?  If they have a consistent "reaction" they will use ANYTHING to justify the reaction and try to fail you.  So understand what the full thrust of the question is, answer just the question AS DEFINED.  Do not volunteer anything else of a speculative nature they can then use to fail you, or try to fail you with.

Amen

Wow. Talk about blowing things out of proportion. As long as they can twist your words, those guys will keep their jobs. It's all about the "failure rate." They probably get a bonus based on their failure rate. I heard from one of the LT's that the failure rate of the new hires has dramatically increased since they started using their new poly examiner from this department. They told me everyone has at least failed it once. Oh well.

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Well, maybe the rate of untruthness has increased.  Ever think about that?  The truth is a relevant thing,