galvanic skin response
n 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 [syn:
{galvanic skin response}, {GSR}, {psychogalvanic response},
{electrodermal response}, {electrical skin response}, {Fere
phenomenon}, {Tarchanoff phenomenon}]