On Aug 10, 2011, at 10:23 AM, Deryck Chan <[email protected]> wrote:
> Marcin, > If what you said was correct the security staff must've been explicitly > lying, which is, again, not cool. She said "we were told you received a CD > from the conference". > Deryck > That could have also been a trick, you know. "We were told you were given a CD." "I was given other things but not a CD." "You passed the test!" (this part would be more implied) James > On Aug 10, 2011 3:05 AM, "Marcin Cieslak" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Who told the security staff at Ben Gurion that CDs have been distributed as > >> part of the welcoming pack of Wikimania? Jeromy and I were requested to > >> show > >> the "CD you received from Wikimania" and we haven't got any. > > > > One of the psychological techniques used by the security agencies is to > > explicitly ask for something not true and wait for denial. The truth > > (whether there were CDs or not) is not really relevant to this question > > - it's how you react. Probably you are suspicious if you answer 100% > > questions > > correctly and without any hesitation. Those interviews shouldn't be treated > > like a school test - it's not about getting as much correct answers as > > possible. > > > > For an example of a successful use of this technique, see Stanley Kubrick's > > movie > > "Eyes Wide Shut", the scene during the party at the manor (not recommended > > for people sensitive about explicit scenes, usual disclaimers apply). > > > > //Marcin > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimania-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
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