Galvanic skin response
At times of emotional activity, electrical reactions can be detected by electrodes on the surface of the skin is called galvanic skin response. The correlation between the two forms the basis for a lie detector test, though like all correlations one is still left guessing as to what it actually means.
Category: Psychology & Behavioral Science
Previous: ← Gallup poll
Next: Game theory →
More from this Section
- Lamarckianism
Lamarckianism is a theory of evolution proposed by the nineteenth-century French biologist ... - Tender-minded
Tender-minded is a description by the American psychologist William James of one side ... - Delayed gratification
Delayed gratification refers to sociological term for the act of forgoing present satisfaction ... - Determinism
Determinism is the philosophy that nothing happens without a cause and everything that ... - Defensive attribution
Defensive attribution is a concept important in both clinical and social psychology which ...