Personal Statement of a CIA Analyst

Re:Personal Statement of a CIA Analyst by fmajid on Saturday February 21, 2026 @05:54PM (#47105782)

Polygraphs are junk science. I wonder why they haven’t graduated to fMRI. Can’t be for lack of funds. My guess is the polygraph bureaucracy is what’s known in Washington as a self-licking ice cream cone.

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Re:Personal Statement of a CIA Analyst by cpncrunch on Saturday February 21, 2026 @06:30PM (#47106190)

It isn't really much better, but is a lot more expensive:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FMRI_lie_detection

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Re:Personal Statement of a CIA Analyst by keepamovin on Saturday February 21, 2026 @09:02PM (#47107348)

Perhaps the point is it's "confession theatre". You're put in a stress position, worried that the "magical machine" can read your darkest secrets, and told that everything will go easier if you're just honest, and so that's why you're inclined to spill them. Which is what they are trying to get you to do.

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Re:Personal Statement of a CIA Analyst by gbcfghhjj on Saturday February 21, 2026 @10:43PM (#47107908)

Yes and also consider they want to assess how well you stand up to interrogation generally

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Re:Personal Statement of a CIA Analyst by keepamovin on Saturday February 21, 2026 @11:11PM (#47108072)

Hm, what's the relevance for people who don't leave office?

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