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A nonintrusive method of monitoring continuously changing behavior frequently is required in experimentation with human subjects, particularly infants. The touch-sensor switch box provides the observer with an ongoing record on a polygraph and allows the observer to give undivided attention to the subject. The mode of operation is completely silent.
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This work was supported by a research fellowship granted by the National Institutes of Health, Division of Child Health and Human Development (1 F22 HCO 1912-01), and by a small grant awarded by the National Institute of Mental Health (1 R03 MH-27636-01).
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Rogers, P.L., Golenski, J. & Williams, L. A device for silent on-line recording of continuously changing behavioral measures. Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation 10, 38–40 (1978). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03205089
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