CaliforniaSun wrote on Nov 9
th, 2012 at 3:58am:
Hi George, I have read the "Lie Behind The Lie Detector" twice now, and I just had a couple questions that was hoping you could answer that I didn't quite understand.
I just want to make sure I don't produce a false negative when I take a poly for a job..
I understand that you want to use countermeasures on control questions only, but my questions are:
1. Should I use CM's for every single control question, weather I answer yes or no to it?
One should produce a reaction to each control question that one clearly recognizes as such. Whether you answer the question yes or no is irrelevant.
Quote:2. Knowing that I cheated in school, should I say yes and use a CM, and also assuming they are going to ask me if I cheated in college (which i did) should I also say yes here (with CM) or should I say no and use a CM/no CM? Will it even make a difference?
If you answer that question "yes" during the pre-test, the polygrapher will move to exclude your admission from the scope of the control question, rephrasing it as: "Other than what you told me, did you ever cheat in school?"
Quote:3. On a control ? like "have you ever stole anything from work" I have, so would it be better to say yes (with a CM), yes without a CM, or NO (with a CM), and then if i say yes i would have to explain that i took pens, highlighters, etc and subject myself to further questioning on the matter... or is it better just to say NO with a CM since they are assuming a reaction from that question anyways?
Again, the polygraph operator will rephrase control questions to exclude any admissions that you make.
See my replies to "hardcopy" in the message thread,
"LIE or not to lie."