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Posted by Kona
 - Apr 28, 2004, 01:14 AM
Quote from: anxietyguy on Apr 27, 2004, 05:29 PMGeorge,
As to the control questions that are listed if you answer yes to one of them would you fail? I can't believe that an examiner would think that you have never lied to a loved one? Or have you ever taken anything that has not belonged to u?Seems unrealistic,then again the exam itself is too. :P

Anxiety,

Of course everyone has told a fib to a loved one.  

After this is discussed in the pre-exam interview, and you have admitted to some youthful indiscretions, the examiner will simply re-word the question to "Other than what we have discussed, have you ever lied to a loved one?" Or, "Other than what you told me, have you ever taken anything that didn't belong to you?"  They are still a control questions,  and yes, they still require a reaction.  The examiner is fully expecting you to lie on these types of questions.  

Kona    
Posted by George W. Maschke
 - Apr 27, 2004, 05:44 PM
Quote from: anxietyguy on Apr 27, 2004, 05:29 PMGeorge,
As to the control questions that are listed if you answer yes to one of them would you fail? I can't believe that an examiner would think that you have never lied to a loved one? Or have you ever taken anything that has not belonged to u?Seems unrealistic,then again the exam itself is too. :P

Your question is addressed at p. 97 of TLBTLD (3rd ed.). :)
Posted by anxietyguy
 - Apr 27, 2004, 05:29 PM
George,
As to the control questions that are listed if you answer yes to one of them would you fail? I can't believe that an examiner would think that you have never lied to a loved one? Or have you ever taken anything that has not belonged to u?Seems unrealistic,then again the exam itself is too. :P
Posted by George W. Maschke
 - Apr 22, 2004, 08:30 AM
QuoteAre you supposed to keep the base line breathing and basically keep your cool when answering relevant questions?

Yes.

QuoteThen when the polygrapher asks a control question you use a different breathing pattern along with another CM???

Yes.

QuoteIs it that simple, or is there more to it????

Essentially, yes, it's that simple (though behavioral countermeasures should not be ignored). See Chapter 4 of The Lie Behind the Lie Detector for further reading on countermeasures.

As for the probable-lie "control" questions you listed, the expected answer to each of them is "no." It is advantageous to augment reactions to as many "control" questions as one clearly recognizes as such (and not to just a single "control" question), because if reactions to any one relevant question are stronger than reactions to the "control" questions against which it is compared, one is likely to fail.
Posted by PureP
 - Apr 21, 2004, 07:22 AM
Are you supposed to keep the base line breathing and basically keep your cool when answering relevant questions? Then when the polygrapher asks a control question you use a different breathing pattern along with another CM??? Is it that simple, or is there more to it????

How would I answer thease questions, they are in the manual. Do I answer all the questions truthfully and employ CM's??? Or answer one of them with a "no" and then employ a CM (s) and then answer "yes" to the rest with no CM?

• Have you ever lied to a loved one?
• Have you ever taken something that does not belong to you?"
• Since the age of 18, have you ever considered hitting someone in anger