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Re:The Lie Behind the Lie Detector by zaroth on Monday November 12, 2018 @03:31PM (#18435461)
Saying that they "beat" the test gives the test too much credence. The test is a ploy to make the subject confess. The only step to beating the test, is the simple knowledge that it's a ploy in the first place.
Re:The Lie Behind the Lie Detector by ap_org on Monday November 12, 2018 @03:51PM (#18435665)
Point well taken. But the U.S. government does consider the polygraph to be a pass/fail procedure. Applicants and employees suffer severe career harm for "failing."