galvanic skin response


noun

a change in the electrical conductivity of the skin caused by an emotional reaction to a stimulus.

Origin of galvanic skin response

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby galvanic skin response

British Dictionary definitions for galvanic skin response

galvanic skin response

noun

a change in the electrical resistance of the skin occurring in moments of strong emotion; measurements of this change are used in lie detector tests Abbreviation: GSR

Medical definitions for galvanic skin response

galvanic skin response
[ găl-vănĭk ]

n.

A measure of electrical resistance as a reflection of changes in emotional arousal, taken by attaching electrodes to any part of the skin and recording changes in moment-to-moment perspiration and related activity of the autonomic nervous system.