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Posted by Saidme
- Jun 27, 2003, 04:20 PMBlue Face
I recommend you not use CM's if your exam is for pre-employment. If it's criminal specific, knock yourself out. Using some of these CM's should turn your face blue.
I recommend you not use CM's if your exam is for pre-employment. If it's criminal specific, knock yourself out. Using some of these CM's should turn your face blue.
Posted by George W. Maschke
- Jun 25, 2003, 03:14 AMBluefaced,
You write:
Why is that? The Department of Defense Polygraph Institute recognizes 12 different changes in breathing as scorable reactions.
It is not absolutely necessary to display significant reactions on any one channel of the polygraph instrument in order to pass. Whether countermeasures will be effective without a breathing reaction will depend in part on the size of any reaction(s) to the relevant questions.
You might consider mental countermeasures; some people find that doing mental arithmetic or thinking exciting thoughts naturally produces an attendant breathing reaction (frequently, "blocking," the 12th DoDPI scorable reaction; see pp. 130-31 of the 2nd ed. of TLBTLD) without them having to consciously think about it.
You write:
QuoteMy concern is that changing breathing pattterns while trying to answer a question will not look natural will be detected as a CM.
Why is that? The Department of Defense Polygraph Institute recognizes 12 different changes in breathing as scorable reactions.
QuoteCan I have an effective CM without trying to adjust my breathing?
It is not absolutely necessary to display significant reactions on any one channel of the polygraph instrument in order to pass. Whether countermeasures will be effective without a breathing reaction will depend in part on the size of any reaction(s) to the relevant questions.
QuoteIf not, what breathing change would you recommend as most undedectable and easiest to do while answering questions?
You might consider mental countermeasures; some people find that doing mental arithmetic or thinking exciting thoughts naturally produces an attendant breathing reaction (frequently, "blocking," the 12th DoDPI scorable reaction; see pp. 130-31 of the 2nd ed. of TLBTLD) without them having to consciously think about it.
Posted by Bluefaced
- Jun 24, 2003, 07:41 PMGeorge and others, Still looking for some advice on this question (see the original message). Can anyone help?
Posted by Bluefaced
- Jun 20, 2003, 02:22 PMOK, I've read the book. I am most comfortable with the pucker, slightly less comfortable with the tounge bight; and most uncomfortable with the idea of changing breathing patterns. My concern is that changing breathing pattterns while trying to answer a question will not look natural will be detected as a CM.
Can I have an effective CM without trying to adjust my breathing? If not, what breathing change would you recommend as most undedectable and easiest to do while answering questions?
Can I have an effective CM without trying to adjust my breathing? If not, what breathing change would you recommend as most undedectable and easiest to do while answering questions?