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Deception Detection: Winning The Polygraph Game

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Although this book does not really say anything new about the polygraph or about how to "beat" it, the book will nonetheless be useful for those in post-tramautic shock from a polygraph experience. It is patent and utter nonesense to suggest that this machine is 99 percent accurate in detecting "lies". The only thing a polygraph does is detect changes in heartbeat, breathing, etc. As the author points out, there is not a shred of evidence to suggest that reactions such as this are related to a lie--they may be, but are just as likely to indicate stress or a sensitivity to certain questions. Clifton's book is readable and requires no scientific background. Those of you who have had the unfortunate experience of undergoing this "vodoo" science might want to give it a read, just to remind yourself that there is nothing wrong with you--the people who believe in this stuff are the ones who are delusional.

The book is a way to do exactly the opposite of what it purports to achieve for the reader. The only reason I am making a comment such as this is a client of mine read it after I had finished with it, and the promises it makes were in no way delivered.The content contains a lot of facts mixed with statements that have now been proven to be in fact false. Anyone who uses this book to help them beat the test is going to get themselves in a awkward situation as was my clients experience. If you are guilty of a crime do not agree to sit a polygraph test ,get yourself a good lawyer. The liklihood of being detected is as high as 99%.The text is out of date as polygraph testing has improved in recent years making this text obsolete.

This book explains how the plygraph works (or doesn't work.) Polygraphs only record, however accurate or technically improved, physiological responses. The correspondence of these reactions to any deception is a matter of interpretation. The interpretation is always clouded by presumptions of what is the "real" truth and how the subject "should" be reacting.

This book explains what to do to help get past the artificial interpretations and not be judged as a liar when you are telling the truth. ...

My son was acused of a sex act with his ex wife,the officer asked if he would subject to a P G test,with out thinking he said yes. So i picked up a couple of books about polygraphs & how they work,just for the mechanics on them. Scary machine,buy the book or talk to a lawyer first.

This book, like many others spouts inaccurate data, supposed facts and unsupported assumptions with no scientific validity.
It has little scientific data to support its claims unless they are taken out of context to support the writers self serving viewpoint. First they scare you into thinking there is a problem then they sell you the book on how to solve the problem.
Let the buyer beware.

This book is a georgia peach in a pineapple field. It works forself sponsored "voodoo science" lie detector tests,especially when you listen carefully, are well rested and practice several times. After getting some inconclusives, I finally passed! This book is worth $118,000 and HENCE, you should all go out an buy it!

This book is a georgia peach in a pineapple field. It works for self sponsored "voodoo science" lie detector tests, especially when you listen carefully, are well rested and practice several times. After getting some inconclusives, I finally passed!Thanks to this book I was able to grow a brain and become a fat cat and hence,it is worth $118,000.

The polygraph is 100 percent accurate, that's why there aren't any racist or dirty cops. Anyone who thinks otherwise is naive.