Information Detection through Differential GSRs in Bedouins of the Israeli Desert

Abstract

A series of studies was carried out to investigate further Israeli ethnic differences in psychophysiological functioning. Data obtained from Abu Rhabiah Bedouin samples confirmed the earlier findings of higher skin conductances and relatively low rate of GSR reactivity previously found in Israeli Bedouins. Among both Jewish and Bedouin samples, the level of reported formal education seemed systematically related to differential GSR reactivity.

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