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Title: Based on what a polygraph is designed to do, is it possible to “trick” a polygraph and make it ...
Post by: Conceptual on Jan 16, 2017
Based on what a polygraph is designed to do, is it possible to “trick” a polygraph and make it less valid?
   a.   yes, if you do things to affect your heart rate and breathing
   b.   yes, if you convince yourself that you aren’t lying
   c.   no, polygraphs pick up on a number of subtleties
   d.   no, polygraphs are not reliable anyway; there is no way to make them less valid


Title: Re: Based on what a polygraph is designed to do, is it possible to “trick” a polygraph and make ...
Post by: sleeper on Jan 16, 2017
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