Favouritism, Lack of judgement, Pointing fingers and Upma - Page 2

Originally posted by: loveleen12

I agree completely about the polygraph machine. In fact this year one of my friends did a detailed research paper and presentation on polygraphs. She told us the proper technique to trick the machine and pass the test. In fact it is very unreliable. A lot of times it doesn't even fall under the realms of valid evidence for judicial proclamations. In comparison to this machine, brain scans are far more accurate and show more vivid proof of where the person is lying.

Originally posted by: 9tanki

I disagree with you completely. Polygraph test is used for screening new employee, hiring police department personnel and law enforcement agency people apart from finding truth during criminal investigation. If we start questioning one machine result is fake or unreliable then probably we have dump all the machines that we use in real life. Sensors that is used in polygraph test are also used by doctor, so does it mean all the doctor are cheating when they give medicine based on those result ? Why would anyone intentionally trick a machine when it will not help them in their final result.

Before a machine is build, they do 1000's of experiment to check it consistency and accuracy which is mentioned in the specification sheet and if it goes off then its recalibrated.

Even if its the most unreliable source of machine like you said, it is used by all the police department. I am sure police department don't use it for their own fun.

Just because some of the contestant on NB didnt the pass polygraph test doesnt mean such machines are fake or unreliable.

Originally posted by: Prajaforever

Is this the indian system?...because in Canada we don't use that at all, we just look at their records that's enough.

Originally posted by: 9tanki

In US most federal job and police department pre-screen applicant with polygraph exam.

Originally posted by: Prajaforever

Are you from the USA? Because if they really did a lot of this. Half of the people in office wouldn't be in office let alone the police department.

Originally posted by: Prajaforever

Also, another thing. For the love of god I've studied, and played around with these machines. It was part of our class. We have one for student purposes at Uni. By now I can make my lies show up at truths with the amount of practice I've had with it. Also the same or similar seasons are used in a lot things, they don't all serve the same purpose. Accuracy is never definite

Originally posted by: 9tanki

Yes and every applicant have to go through polygraph exam which cross check information given during interview process was lie/truth.

Originally posted by: 9tanki

In US most federal job and police department pre-screen applicant with polygraph exam.

Originally posted by: Prajaforever

For some reason that doesn't sound right, I myself had lived in Cali for 3 years during middle school. Maybe it's just your state.