noun
- a change in the electrical conductivity of the skin caused by an emotional reaction to a stimulus.
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 testsAbbreviation: GSR
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.