| NOUN | artifact | lie detector | a polygraph that records bodily changes sometimes associated with lying |
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| Meaning | A polygraph that records bodily changes sometimes associated with lying. | |
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| Parts | galvanic skin response, GSR, psychogalvanic response, electrodermal response, electrical skin response, Fere phenomenon, Tarchanoff phenomenon | A change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety |
| Broader | polygraph | A medical instrument that records several physiological processes simultaneously (e.g., pulse rate and blood pressure and respiration and perspiration) |
| Spanish | detector de mentiras | |
| Catalan | detector de mentides | |
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