The Moment of Truth

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Do you guys watch the TV show, The Moment of Truth? Don’t you think the questions get really personal and embarassing? (I know that’s the whole point :slight_smile: )

Also, have you observed that many of the contestants admit that they have done things that are considered morally degrading? There are very few exceptions.

Or is it that the organizers select just those questions?

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could you say which chanel does show it?

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Hi Daemon

The contestants on that show know exactly what questions could be potentially asked on the show since they are asked and required to answer the questions in advance (before the show) while hooked up to a polygraph. What I’m not sure about is whether people can back out of appearing on the show after being polygraphed.

Personally, I don’t like the show at all. The few times I’ve watched it, the contestants also seemed to have been coached.

Have you ever been polygraphed, Daemon?
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I think they can. Even if they can’t they have the choice to quit any time they want.

I have never been polygraphed Amy. :slight_smile: Looks a bit creepy with all those wires on your body.

I don’t think a polygraph can always detect if a person is lying or not. In one of the episodes, a guy who had worked as an underwear model was asked an embarassing question.

The question was, “When you worked as a model, did you ever stuff your underwear”. The guy said, “No”. But the polygraph thought it was a lie :slight_smile:

The guy was shocked. He kept saying it was not true. He was eliminated, all the same. :slight_smile:

By the way, have you ever been polygraphed Amy?

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Hi Daemon

Yes, I have. Several times. At work. I’m not sure how many (or whether) US companies might still be using this tool nowadays, though.

I remember being very nervous about being polygraphed for the first time. I suppose it was fear of the unknown (i.e. never having been polygraphed before) more than anything. For subsequent polygraphs, I wasn’t nervous at all.

However, it really isn’t a very happy situation when everyone at work is expected to submit to being polygraphed. On the other hand, it is fascinating to see how a polygraph works.
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What were you polygraphed about? Was it a mandatory exercise for everyone when the companies recruited people in the US?

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Hi Daemon

The experience that I’ve had was that some companies use polygraphs when there is an unusually large (and unexplained) loss of money or merchandise in the company – a loss that appears to be internal theft.

I don’t think a company can actually require an employee to take a polygraph. However, you can probably imagine how “suspicious” you might end up looking if everyone but you agrees to being polygraphed. (I think that if any of the employees happen to be under 18 years old, parental consent is required, though.)

In one of my polygraph experiences, there was only one person who did not agree to being polygraphed, and she was actually the one person I had already believed to be stealing from the company.

In another experience, there had been a large loss, however, it was already known to be an external loss (i.e. there had been a robbery). Company headquarters decided to polygraph everyone at that particular location anyway – possibly just to be sure, I guess.

One advantage I managed to have as a result of polygraphs was that I was promoted to a higher position in the company right after having taken one. :lol:
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