Combining physiological measures in the detection of concealed information

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 333-340

  Gamer, Matthias ^a   Verschuere, Bruno ^b   Crombez, Geert ^b   Vossel, Gerhard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Classification; Concealed information test; Multiple measures; Polygraph test; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; GUILT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICHANNEL RECORDER; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROC CURVE; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; VALIDITY;

ADULT; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; GUILT; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LIE DETECTION; MALE; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52949085774     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2008.06.011     Document Type: Article

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