The role of comparison questions in physiological detection of deception

Psychophysiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 108-115

  Horowitz, Steven W ^a   Kircher, John C ^b   Honts, Charles R ^c   Raskin, David C ^b  

^a CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Control question test; Detection of deception; Directed lies; Probable lies; Relevant irrelevant test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BREATHING PATTERN; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; DECEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031037794     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.1997.tb02421.x     Document Type: Article

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