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Record 1 1994-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
DEF

A metal platform or cage, suspended several inches above the ground in a darkened, soundproof room in which a subject of parapsychological experiments is placed to undergo various altered states of consciousness.

OBS

Dated 1973, probably named after an old, cradlelike device into which suspected witches were strapped to punish or isolate them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
DEF

Support isolant, cabine où on s'isole.

Spanish

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