English noun: galvanic skin response | |||
1. | galvanic skin response (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, GSR, psychogalvanic response, Tarchanoff phenomenon | ||
Broader (hypernym) | reaction, response | ||
Part meronym | lie detector | ||