Testing 1-2-3

[mooserat]

So I had my the written exam for the animal control officer position today. It wasn't so much written as a 100 question, fill in the bubble Scantron. It was like a very watered down version of the SAT's. They had 30 of reading comprehension, grammar and spelling, 30 questions of logic and pattern recognition, 30 questions of "people skills" and

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[sailorhathor]

Well, polygraphs are effective as long as the stuff they are asking you about are things you feel guilty about. Like, I don't know what kind of stuff they ask about for this kind of job, but if it's things you feel bad for doing, and you lie about it, they could catch you. I know someone who tried out to be a 911 operator and she failed the polygraph. For some reason, I didn't ask her what she lied about. But, let's say they ask, "Have you ever stolen anything from your workplace?" If you have, and you're worried about getting caught at it, you could fail the polygraph. But if you somehow convince yourself that you didn't steal anything, you could pass the test. So it is possible to fool a polygraph, but pretty hard for most people, because we're worried about getting caught.

Like, the last time I remember stealing anything from work was at the dollar store, which was almost 20 years ago. Sometimes I actually FORGET what happened at that job because it was so long ago. They could give me a polygraph and I could forget that I sometimes threw in a few extra items when I would buy some things, and pass the test, even though I'd be lying. Polygraphs aren't perfect, no.

That's convenient, that they shrink your head before they dissect you. That's the order I'd rather go in. :)

[mooserat]

I just saw this thing on the show "Penn and Teller's Bullshit" about polygraphs. They said they questioners can sort of trick you, like they'll say to you "This next question is extremely important and vital to determining if you are guilty or not..." and then that get's your heart rate and breathing up, so no matter what you answer, it looks like you are lying. So, I dunno. I just think they are really unreliable.

[mooserat]

Oh, and they also said how you can "cheat" a polygraph too. Either curl your toes or clench your butt muscles together, and it kind of throws everything off.

[sailorhathor]

LOL, "Dr. Moosie, are you clenching your butt muscles?" ".... *strained* No..."

[sailorhathor]

Hopefully, the guy who gives you the polygraph won't do anything like that. It sounds really unethical.