On Aug 10, 2011, at 10:23 AM, Deryck Chan <deryckchan@gmail.com> 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" <saper@saper.info> 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
>
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