I am saying it can an several others say no way.
2006-07-08 01:23:07 · 22 answers · asked by elpequenodiablo--thelittledevil 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes they can be. I've provided the link below to show your friends.
http://www.polygraph.org/validityresearch.htm
2006-07-08 02:01:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some people say that if you make yourself believe the lie, you can beat a polygraph but I really don't know. It usually measures your heart rate, etc. during the test and when you lie and know you're lying your heart rate normally speeds up for fear that the other person knows you are lying. So if you can figure out a way to control your heart rate then I say yes, you can beat a polygraph test.
2006-07-08 01:29:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone who believes what they're saying...a true pathological liar...can beat a polygraph. Since a pathological liar truly believes what they're saying, they do not register the physiological changes that are measured in a polygraph.
Luckily, there are few TRUE pathological liars out there.
I imagine a person truly well trained in a meditation may be able to get a lie by it too.
2006-07-08 01:30:25 · answer #3 · answered by Kaia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello,
I do not know about the new versions that have been put into the field since 2002...
However the older versions up to that point can be defeated by just putting yourself in such a relaxed state of mind and body that your heart rate stays within the range levels of the operator...
And this is not defeating the machine,but delaying the test for another time and different operater...Electrical stimulation will throw off all readings...
But only for a breif period of time...
However in the end,most people will test differently with different operators(testers).As they all view their readings from slightly different points of their opinionated view...
2006-07-08 01:36:55 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the polygraph "knows" if we tell a lie bast on our hart beets. there is some people that have the ability to stay calm during the test Even if they tall a lie. what so ever the polygraph test are not available in Cort as a convicting evades
2006-07-08 01:38:10 · answer #5 · answered by obsession 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are several methods to beat a polygraph. This is why the test results cannot be used in courts.
2006-07-08 01:50:36 · answer #6 · answered by biz owner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people beat polygraphs on a regular basis. Take your average run of the mill sociopath, he does not believe he's done anything wrong...even murder. That's why they cannot be used in a court of law.
2006-07-08 03:35:25 · answer #7 · answered by curious115 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
politicians always beats the polygraph test
2006-07-08 01:27:28 · answer #8 · answered by pandiin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can definitely be beaten - they sell books on how to beat it, have course studies, etc. Lie Detector tests are not infallible.
2006-07-08 01:29:33 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no.
If you're taking a polygraph for work, then no. If you're being tortured, then possibly.
2006-07-08 01:50:41 · answer #10 · answered by brutebishop 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, its a matter of self-confidence when you r at test, so get loose and comfortable, or if not maybe take a drug pill like antidepressant or antianxiety ones.
2006-07-08 02:44:38 · answer #11 · answered by cyberlawyerccs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋