soul2share
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As the recipient of many polygraph tests in the line of work I have chosen, I can speak on this subject. Polygraph machines/software measure physiological responses to certain trigger questions. During one ploygraph, I was asked the question if I had ever engaged in sexual contact with a minor......just the very thought of it sickens and angers me, I felt my heart physically jump, and knew that there was an indication of deceit.....however, the operator asked me the same question 3 times, and on each response, I had a similar reaction, and the software then concluded that there was no deceit on my part. What they are using on the game show/reality show is by no means scientific. During the hiring process for the job that brought me to Arizona, I had 3 different polygraphs.....the first two indicated deceit, and trust me, my life was an open book...the background check packet covered everything but Granma's shoe size and Granpa's sperm count! What happened was apparently my breathing is not compatible with the computer software....after the first run through, the operator told me that if a doctor had been looking at my respiration rate, they'd put me on a ventilator........tried it again with the same results.....came back two weeks later, actually phyisically controlled my breathing..inhaling to a 2 count, exhaling to a 4 count....damn near hyperventilated!...and it indicated that I was telling the truth. Any movement whatsoever while connected to the mahines sensors will also mess up the results, and just in the previews, the "contestants" are moving around. It is very simple to rig the results of the test......they won't be giving too much money away on that show! Just a useless bit of trivia that floats around my head.....
< Message edited by soul2share -- 1/24/2008 5:19:39 PM >
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I have to stop saying "How stupid can you be?"...people are starting to take it as a challenge! *Not a fuck was given.*
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