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Posted by George W. Maschke
 - Oct 31, 2006, 06:36 PM
It's quite common for a polygrapher to ask an examinee whether there is anything he wants to tell him, and yes, it is indeed a technique of fishing for admissions.
Posted by aldebaran
 - Oct 31, 2006, 06:32 PM
That's what I thought too.
However, I was kind of confused and unsure after the polygraph since he told me that I had clearly been using countermeasures and that the results were inconclusive.
He then also asked me if I wanted to tell him anything...
Or is that something they tell often to try and get a confession?
Posted by George W. Maschke
 - Oct 30, 2006, 03:20 AM
It would suggest that you passed, because there would be little point in a background investigator interviewing you had you not passed the polygraph. However, with any large organization, it's always possible that the left hand hasn't coordinated with the right.
Posted by aldebaran
 - Oct 30, 2006, 02:51 AM
A while ago, I had the pleasure of going through two CIA polygraphs. On the second one, I was accused of using countermeasures and was told that my results were inconclusive.
Now I received notice that a background investigator wants to come to my house and interview me. Does that mean that I passed my polygraph?