While in college I did a project on polygraphs and their countermeasures for a psychology class so I know how the most common tests work. I'm concerned I may recognize the control questions and therefore not respond appropriately, which would give a false baseline for the relevant questions which may indicate deception on an actual truthful answer of mine.
I don't want to get too into how the polygraph works because if you have to take them its better if you don't know, but I was wondering if I do ever have to take one as condition of employment what do I do? Do I tell the polygraph examiner about my knowledge on the subject? I don't want to give the impression that I studied it in order to know how to "beat" it though.
I'm also concerned that admitting knowledge of the subject may make the examiner believe I am using countermeasures, which would make the whole process much more adverserial and combative.
I don't want to get too into how the polygraph works because if you have to take them its better if you don't know, but I was wondering if I do ever have to take one as condition of employment what do I do? Do I tell the polygraph examiner about my knowledge on the subject? I don't want to give the impression that I studied it in order to know how to "beat" it though.
I'm also concerned that admitting knowledge of the subject may make the examiner believe I am using countermeasures, which would make the whole process much more adverserial and combative.
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