An interfering n-back task facilitates the detection of concealed information with EDA but impedes it with cardiopulmonary physiology

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 217-226

  Ambach, Wolfgang ^a   Stark, Rudolf ^b   Vaitl, Dieter ^a,b  

^a Institute for Frontier Areas of Psychology and Mental Health   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Concealed Information Test; Deception; Interference task; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONCEALED INFORMATION TEST; DECEPTION; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FINGER; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; PULSE WAVE; RESPIRATION LINE LENGTH; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; COGNITION; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; GUILT; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RESPIRATORY RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955709378     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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