psychogalvanic response meaning and definition

PSYCHOGALVANIC RESPONSE noun

Definition of psychogalvanic response (noun)

1. 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, Tarchanoff phenomenon