How to pass a lie detector test?

I am taking one with a private company to help me in my court case. No worries, only using it if I pass. Its costing me like $500 to do it. I believe this will help my case a bunch. My story which I believe is on my side, so I think I will pass it anyways. But, I want to make sure I pass it. Can anyone point me in the right direction or who had experience with it can give me tips?

Edit: Im also catching a flu, and its tomorrow. Lawyer said it wont affect it. We will see. Thanks for the responses.


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[18 Points] IntoTheWildBlue:

Dont lie.


[5 Points] None:

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[6 Points] None:

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[5 Points] None:

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[3 Points] Theeconomist1:

Have you spoken to your lawyer about this? The US Supreme Court has said that courts do not have to admit lie detector tests and it's at the discretion of the judge. You don't want to drop $500 for one only to find that it's not admissible. LE find them useful tools, even if they won't or don't admit them, to put pressure on a suspect as well as to guide them. So to LE their usefulness extends beyond the courtroom and is a useful interrogation tool.

So I'd first check with your lawyer and get assurance that it'll be admissible or it would even help in some way.


[2 Points] IsaacDestruction2:

Okay. I've been a criminologist for 20 years, passing a lie detector test is surprisingly easy. I'll give you a quick technique that works about 80% of the time. Put something in your hand and put it in the air, now, close your eyes. You should notice that the object falls down a little bit, this is indicating that vasoconstriction is weakening in that area of your body. Lie detectors work in the same way, when you're getting asked the question close your eyes and the pressure will weaken, inciting the response to always be 'true'. The best way to do this is to put your hands up to your face like you're thinking very hard or where sunglasses.

Good luck.


[1 Points] ontay:

You have to take a polygraph in order to become a cop and this is what my ex cop brother told me. He was nervous about the polygraph so he read books and articles he found online about it. He told me learned they are actually easy to fool with some practice and confidence.


[1 Points] heyfreshhhhh:

Xanax


[1 Points] DaKingKush:

Do so much 3-meo-pcp you believe your own lies. Voila!


[1 Points] theshadowfax:

Other than being someone who exists with one of the variety of psychological disorders known for a disconnect in empathy and consequences etc such as Antisocial Personality Disorder, there aren't many fullproof ways to do this without a lot of specialized training. I'll try to help what bit I can though.

First, and this may sound like the most obvious and stupid, you need to convince yourself of your story as being true, especially smaller details. If you can create a narrative in your head that you can come to agree with it becomes that much easier, but focus on small details that build up to big ones instead of going straight for trying to convince yourself about the story as a whole. For instance if you're trying to pass a story that you didn't order drugs online to yourself, you wouldn't start by repeatedly focusing on the tale of "I didn't order drugs online!" You would start with the smaller parameters; "Ordering drugs online? Why would I do that when I could buy them in person and be at less risk? Besides, I don't even have somewhere I would feel safe shipping that kind of stuff. Even if I did, how would I even do it without getting ripped off? There are way too many scammers, and I don't even know how to pay for stuff online like that!" It seems stupid, but you can actually make quite a bit of progress with this.

If you're in a case where it's determining who guilt rests with etc. it's usually a lot easier to convince yourself that someone else did something than to convince yourself that you didn't do something.

Also, spend your prep time thinking of a "safe" mental space. Literally envision yourself in a place or situation you feel safe and confident in. Spend time constructing this ideal place in your imagination by closing your eyes, tuning out sound and spending time contemplating what that place would look like. What is the lighting like? What sounds would you hear? What smells? Be creative but be sure to make your thoughts about a place that you would feel completely in control in, confident and capable in. When the test comes, open your mind and go to that place. Let the questions the administrator is giving you flow to you as if they're background noise, just something you hear while you're in your ideal little world. This can actually help quite a bit in managing microexpressions as well as physiological symptoms such as heart rate and blood pressure.

Hope all goes well for you!


[1 Points] ziz1:

https://antipolygraph.org


[1 Points] None:

It's not a lie if you believe it.


[1 Points] gantzu3:

I heard this tip from a cop about how to pass lie detector tests. When they are asking you the initial round of questions to assess your baseline keep your sphincter tight as possible. Then when they get to the real questions about whatever involvement you may or may not have had in something relax your ass. He said this will totally throw off the results. By tightening your sphincter to the initial setup questions it gives you a high baseline so when you're asked the serious questions, and your sphincter is loose, you will appear relaxed by contrast to the reader. This isn't foolproof, but he said he learnt about this from a military friend he knows. They actually trained them in this way to pass lie detector tests if ever caught by the enemy and interrogated. No joke here...


[1 Points] Officer_Coldhonkey:

I didn't know that polygraph results were admissible in court.


[1 Points] noonehear:

Take a hefty dose of a benzo... get borderline blacked out. Take 3 shots of whiskey and your answers will be unintelligible / you dont remember / what?


[1 Points] MrCrappy57:

When he was suspected of espionage, the CIA forced agent Aldrich Ames to take a polygraph. He was nervous about this, since he was in fact very guilty of very serious crimes. He asked his Russian handlers how to beat it and their advice was "try to relax." It worked.


[1 Points] TripAddict:

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[1 Points] None:

Lie detector results aren't even admissible in court .


[-1 Points] Rollerpig23:

Hurt your self when you lie like with a pinch or a sharp pin