Information gain of psychophysiological detection of deception in forensic and screening settings

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 161-172

  Honts, Charles R ^a   Schweinle, William ^b  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Information gain; Psychophysiological deception detection tests

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GUILT; MULTICHANNEL RECORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SCREENING TEST;

CRIME; DECEPTION; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; GUILT; HUMANS; LIE DETECTION; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 69049102987     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-009-9096-z     Document Type: Article

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