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2008/184/1 Polygraph machine, Grass 7D, metal / plastic / electronic components / paper, made by Grass Instrument Company, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States of America, 1984, used by Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1984-1999. Click to enlarge.
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Grass 7D Polygraph machine

Made
The Grass 7D Polygraph machine was used by Macquarie University researchers in the 1980s and 90s for research into a learning process called Associative Learning, in which discrete ideas and precepts become linked to one another and associations are formed between stimuli and reactions. It was never used as a lie detector but was used to record skin conductance response (SCR), evoked cardiac response, reaction times (RT), respiratory response, and orienting response.

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Summary

Object No.

2008/184/1

Object Statement

Polygraph machine, Grass 7D, metal / plastic / electronic components / paper, made by Grass Instrument Company, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States of America, 1984, used by Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1984-1999

Physical Description

Polygraph machine, Grass 7D, metal / plastic / electronic components / paper, made by Grass Instrument Company, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States of America, 1984, used by Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1984-1999

The unit is mounted on a trolley. The lower part of the trolley has a recess for storing the continuous-feed paper used for recording data. The middle section of the unit houses the printing apparatus. Above this is the control interface, consisting of six panels of control dials and switches. The second control panel features the inputs for the skin conductance meter and electrodes which are used to measure responses.

Short URL

https://ma.as/386233

Dimensions

Height

1700 mm

Width

680 mm

Depth

800 mm

Production

Made

Notes

The polygraph machine was made by Grass Instrument Company, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA, 1984. It is a 7D model.

History

Used

  • 1984-1999

Notes

The polygraph was used at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, in the 1980s and 90s by psychology researchers D.A.T. Siddle, J. Packer, M.L Booth, N.W. Bond, P. Michie, T. Hirschhorn, M. Schaafsma and others. They published their findings in psychology, medical and university journals.

Source

Credit Line

Gift of Macquarie University Department of Psychology, 2008

Acquisition Date

7 September 2008

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Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/386233 |title=Grass 7D Polygraph machine |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=7 June 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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