LuciferAngel wrote on Apr 21
st, 2022 at 10:10pm:
1. Would you say it would be good idea to mix this up so for a few control questions use apnea block, and say for some others use decrease in amplitude?
There is no research on this, and I can only speculate that it might not hurt.
Quote:2. Example Rephrasing a question in your mind: "Have you stolen $500 today." on the relevant questions.
I infer that you're asking whether mental disassociation is advisable as a countermeasure. I have seen no evidence that it is effective.
Quote:3. Based off my understanding of spot its dependent on my score and the cut offs are different for departments, so a negative spot score on 1 question or 2 may not be grounds for DI?
According to the
administration guide for the federal Law Enforcement Pre-Employment Test (LEPET): "In order to make a determination of No Significant Response (NSR), each separate spot total must be a plus three (+3) or greater. To make a determination of Significant Response (SR), at least one spot total must be minus three (-3) or les (-4, -5, etc.)."
Quote:4. If I produce strong reactions on control questions for pneumographic, but not cardiogram and cardiogram is higher on reaction questions would this be given a -1 for cardiogram for the spot score?
I infer that by "reaction questions" you meant relevant questions. The numerical score given to any reaction on any particular channel will depend on its size and duration, as interpreted by the polygraph operator. For more on polygraph chart-scoring protocols, see the NCCA document,
"TEST DATA ANALYSIS: Numerical Evaluation Scoring System Pamphlet." Quote:5. How is the Cardio Reactions scored/ weighed? Are they weighed more than respiratory reactions?
See the previously mentioned document, which has a section on cardio reactions beginning at p. 32. Cardio reactions are not weighted more than respiratory ones. (The pneumo channel counts as a single channel, even though there are typically two pneumograph tubes.)
Quote:6. When maintaining baseline, if I have to take a little bit more of a breath to get air, but return back to baseline how would this be looked at from the examiners perspective?
Maintaining one's baseline breathing rate should not result in one becoming out of breath. Any deep breathing may be (wrongly) interpreted as an attempted countermeasure.