Telling the Truth Might Help

[Eastwood]

Rather than listening to some of the malcontents on this site, perhaps you should look at your life history and decide if it's really worth divulging all of your "sins".  If you don't think so, don't bother -

[George W. Maschke]

Eastwood,

I agree that persons who feel the need to lie about relevant issues shouldn't seek positions of trust. But the "control" questions used in polygraph screening depend on the assumption that everyone "tested," even if truthful with regard to the relevant questions, will not divulge all of their "sins" (as you put it) and will instead answer the "control" questions deceptively. Under the circumstances, telling the truth (as you urge) doesn't help the applicant at all. On the contrary, the more candidly the applicant answers the "control" questions, and as a result feels less anxiety when answering them, the more likely the applicant is to wrongly fail.

Many of us whom you deride as "malcontents" followed your advice. We told the truth. But it didn't help. We were falsely branded as liars by our polygraphers. Now we're publicly telling the truth about polygraphs. If you have a problem with that, well, tough luck buddy.

Polygraphy is a pseudoscientific fraud that fundamentally depends on the polygrapher lying to and otherwise deceiving the person being "tested." You polygraphers who urge others to tell the truth have a hard time telling it yourselves.

[EosJupiter]

Rather than listening to some of the malcontents on this site, perhaps you should look at your life history and decide if it's really worth divulging all of your "sins".  If you don't think so, don't bother -

The best part about being a malcontent is knowing that this website seems to have a lot of happy customers. With the amount of people who have probably used this website, (George probably has the hit counts), we just don't see to many coming back and complaining that the info was wrong, useless or got them caught using CM's ... The true malcontents are you polygraphers who know their  little scam is officialy blown out of the water.  But do know this Eastwood, WalMart is always hiring.  The official greeter at the door might work for you.  You can spot the counter measure users coming through the door.  

Regards and Happy New Year !!

[Johnn]

Rather than listening to some of the malcontents on this site, perhaps you should look at your life history and decide if it's really worth divulging all of your "sins".  If you don't think so, don't bother -

Eastwood,

Do you have any suggestions for people such as myself who "failed" the test despite telling the truth?

[EosJupiter]

Johnn

Don't bother trying to get eastwood to readily admit to anything. His M.O. is come in say something pitiful and then bail out for a while. He does on occasion provide some comic relief as most of his posts bring amusement and heckles from the audience,  Everyone needs a good laugh now and then.

[railroaded]

No everyone, he is absolutely correct.  He has mis-stated nothing.

Telling the truth MIGHT help....but then again it might not.  That is the problem with polygraphy...telling the truth may or may not result in you passing the test.

This is my new mantra...

When taking a polygraph, telling the truth MIGHT help.