I have been reading "The Lie Behind The Lie Detector" but I have a few questions that I would like some clarification on.  My first question is that when breathing between two to four seconds should a breath be counted from the time of inhale to when you start exhaling, or should you only count it after you have fully exhaled?  My second is how to address the question "Other than what you have told me have you ever lie"?  I am under the impression that it's an easy way to have someone make an admission, or is it simply a control question depending on if the examiner likes you?  My third question is regarding if downloading songs and movies is a dis-qualifier?  Or does it depend on how many and if you sold anything for profit?  I was also wondering for reading material would something written by Bill O'Reilly be acceptable?  I would appreciate any feedback.  Thank you.

Chuckles wrote on Apr 29^th, 2011 at 2:17am:

Chuckles, you have some good insight. Let me help a bit. The polygraph technique incorporates a concept that the "innocent" examinee's "psychological set" is affixed to the control questions and are thus perceived as being more of a threat to his well being; the supposition is that it's just the opposite with the "guilty" examinee.

darkferret wrote on Jun 7^th, 2011 at 1:51pm:


As discussed at pp. 98-99 of the 4th edition of The Lie Behind the Lie Detector, if the control question is one to which a "no" answer is expected and the examinee makes admissions, the control question will be rephrased as, "Other than what you told me, did you ever...?" so that the examinee can give the expected answer, "no."

Chuckles wrote on Jun 10^th, 2011 at 8:21am:

Chuckles,
I've actually discussed this with the scientist involved in development of the Directed Lie CQT. Whereas the Probable Lie CQ's are based on the notion of a threat to the subject's well being, the Direct Lie CQ's are based upon a concept of the "mental work" required to process the question.