The Guilty Knowledge Test and the modified Stroop task in detection of deception: An exploratory study

Psychological Reports

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 683-691

  Engelhard, Iris M ^a   Merckelbach, Harald ^a   Van Den Hout, Marcel A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECUMBENCY;

ADOLESCENT; COGNITION; DECEPTION; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; GUILT; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0037493606     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2003.92.2.683     Document Type: Article

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