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To: chronic cough 420
Just because a person passes a polygraph test doesn't mean a thing because people can be trained to pass polygraphs. I can imagine a Buddhist Monk in perfect tranquility being the perfect candidate. In order to pass a polygraph test you must control your heart rate and breathing rate, there are people that can lie with out missing a beat.
6 posted on 02/24/2008 12:33:59 AM PST by chronic cough 420 (MDCXVI)
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To: chronic cough 420

While it’s possible to fake a test, it’s not as simple as most would like to believe. The main ways are drugs (apparently ruled out), an abnormally high baseline (which can be spotted by a decent examiner) and by being a psychopath (how a guy like Ted Bundy was able to pass).

There is a reason that polygraph tests are commonly used by law enforcement even though they are generally not admissible in court.


11 posted on 02/24/2008 12:41:56 AM PST by SlapHappyPappy
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To: chronic cough 420

You don’t have to be a zen master. Every test has control questions — something like “have you ever taken office supplies home?” that provoke a guilty response. Learn to spot the control questions, put a tack in your shoe, and you can generate a stress response to the control questions. That way, you can mask the lies.


12 posted on 02/24/2008 12:41:57 AM PST by ReignOfError
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To: chronic cough 420

Bill and Hillary come to mind


96 posted on 03/01/2008 1:41:55 AM PST by Nailbiter
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