Comment by secthrowaway
14 years ago
Right, often they are simply used to indicate when a line of questioning is stressing out the subject and to continue on that line.
14 years ago
Right, often they are simply used to indicate when a line of questioning is stressing out the subject and to continue on that line.
When people are "prepared" for the polygraph (say a mole) they are often trained to construct alternative mental models that would let them answer damaging questions without appearing anxious.
For example, they might organize an obvious seemingly accidental meetup in a some monitored public place (train station) with a foreigner from a specific country so when the question is asked "have you met with foreigners from country X" they can say "yes, I sat next to one when taking the train".