I recently took my first polygraph for a LE agency and failed because the examiner said I reacted to two of the questions. Now, I had done alittle research before the exam but i wasn't really worried because countless poeple told me if I just tell the truth i'll be fine. Well, I now know that is not the case. Prior to the exam I read about the types of questions which would be used during the test which include irrelavant, relevant, and control questions. I understood that if you wish to employ countermeasures you seek out the control questions and alter your autonomic responses to create a more truthful chart. The problem was that during my exam I wasn't asked any questions which could have been contrued as control questions. There was not one question which which was vague, spanning or sweeping also there wasn't any direct-lie either. I regonized 4 or 5 irrelevant questions but no control questions. At the time of the exam I wasn't really worrying about it because I thought that if I justed stayed calm and answered truthfully I would do fine. But, now I wish that I used the information I read about to employ countermeasures. My question now is was it possible for the examiner to conduct the exam without the use of control questions and how might I use countermeasures on this type of test.
without knowing more It could be a IRR/REL test, George any thoughts?......
Tell me what you need to know about the exam.