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Bill2E
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posted 08-19-2012 12:54 AM

Unpacking items from storage and ran across files from the 80's. It is amazing how much polygraph has changed since that time, the lack of countermeasures during that period of time were really nonexistent. Looking at the late 90's revealed countermeasures and then in 2000+ they are prevalent. Our scoring methods were basically the same with many more rules according the the teachings in the Backster method.

I found my original notes from polygraph school that had to be typed and turned in, what a surprise to realize physiology and psychology are about the same in schools today. Question formats have changed in some respects, the basic principals of question formulation have remained static.

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Dan Mangan
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posted 08-19-2012 09:14 AM

Bill2E,

Good post.

The steady increase in CMs that you note is clearly a reflection of the Internet's growing popularity over the years, and a reminder to us all that with no trade secrets left, we have to become more vigilant and creative.

Reviewing old files can be very instructive, and is something we should do now and again.

Assessing intra-rater reliability is a very worthwhile exercise.

I too am a Backster grad, and keep my set of typed notes within easy reach -- even after eight years. Of course, I keep lots of other resource materials handy as well.

After all these years, the Backster "Notepack" is still a great way to organize the exam and analyze your approach prior to running the test -- even if you don't use the Backster method. I wonder if they ever digitized the format to make it computer-friendly... Anyone know?

Dan

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