An instrument for measuring electrical current that was historically used to detect physiological changes in skin conductance as indicators of emotional arousal and autonomic nervous system activity.
Example: Early emotion research using galvanometers to measure skin conductance changes during fear responses, providing objective measures of emotional reactions before modern equipment.
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