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electrodermal response

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electrodermal response (i·lekˈ·trō·derˑ·ml r·spnsˑ),
n technique by which sensors monitor the skin's electrical resistance to treat anxiety disorders, chronic pain, hyperhidrosis, and stress. Also called
electrodermal activity therapy.


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02) in tonic electrodermal response to test substances compared with controls and compared with the control substance.
Electrodermal response to threat: The effects of sex, risk taking, and antisocial traits.
In these studies, measurement of nongenital autonomic responses that generated bioelectric signals (Davis & Buchwald, 1957: EEG, electrodermal response, heart rate, EMG) was sometimes supplemented with the direct observation of the subject by the investigator.
 
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