English noun: Tarchanoff phenomenon | |||
1. | Tarchanoff phenomenon (act) a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body | ||
Synonyms | electrical skin response, electrodermal response, Fere phenomenon, galvanic skin response, GSR, psychogalvanic response | ||
Broader (hypernym) | reaction, response | ||
Part meronym | lie detector | ||