psychogalvanic skin reflex
1Reflex — A reaction that is involuntary. The corneal reflex is the blink that occurs with irritation of the eye. The nasal reflex is a sneeze. * * * 1. An involuntary reaction in response to a stimulus applied to the periphery and transmitted to the… …
2psychogalvanic reflex — n a momentary decrease in the apparent electrical resistance of the skin resulting from activity of the sweat glands in response to mental or emotional stimulation called also psychogalvanic reaction, psychogalvanic response * * * galvanic skin… …
3psychogalvanic — Relating to changes in electric properties of the skin; e.g., a change in skin resistance induced by psychologic stimulus. * * * psy·cho·gal·van·ic gal van ik adj of or relating to the psychogalvanic reflex <a psychogalvanic record> * * *… …
4psychogalvanic response — noun 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 …
5psychogalvanic reflex — noun or psychogalvanic response : a momentary decrease in the apparent electrical resistance of the skin resulting from activity of the sweat glands in response to exciting stimuli …
6psychogalvanic reflex — ▪ neurophysiology also called galvanic skin response (GSR) a change in the electrical properties of the body (probably of the skin) following noxious stimulation, stimulation that produces emotional reaction, and, to some extent,… …
7galvanic skin response — n a change in the electrical resistance of the skin that is a physiochemical response to emotional arousal which increases sympathetic nervous system activity abbr. GSR * * * the alteration in electrical resistance of the skin associated with… …
8Galvanic skin response — (GSR), also known as electrodermal response (EDR), psychogalvanic reflex (PGR), or skin conductance response (SCR), is a method of measuring the electrical resistance of the skin. There has been a long history of electrodermal activity research,… …
9response — 1. The reaction of a muscle, nerve, gland, or other excitable tissue to a stimulus. 2. Any act or behavior, or its constituents, that a living organism is capable of emitting. Reflexes are usually excluded because they are typically elicited by a …
10reaction — 1. The response of a muscle or other living tissue or organism to a stimulus. 2. The color change effected in litmus and certain other organic pigments by contact with substances such as acids or alkalies; also the property that such substances… …
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