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WIGGLE SEAT [1 record]

Record 1 1994-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
DEF

A lie detector fitted into a chair to measure physiological changes and movement of the occupant.

CONT

The wiggle seat registers body temperature and minute muscle movements. It records changes in the size of the pupil of the eye.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
OBS

Voir polygraphe.

Spanish

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