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Record 1 1981-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
  • Mental Disorders
OBS

An autonomic reaction in which heart rate goes down, as in a parasympathetic reaction, while other changes such as skin conductance change, as in a sympathetic response.

OBS

Note: Term defined in a specialized glossary of psychometrics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
  • Troubles mentaux

Spanish

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