COMPONENTS OF THE GSR CURVE IN ADULT MALES

In this paper we analyze the main parameters of the electrodermal orie nting response curve (=GSR). Data from 300 individual galvanic skin re sponse curves, obtained from 300 adult males, were submitted to statis tical analyses. Both clustering and factoring yielded clearly the same three factors, see Latency, Temporal course, and Amplitudinal size, a ccounting together for 84.6 per cent of the total variance. Typologica l aspects from preliminary analyses promise rich possibilities for app lying such typologies of the GSR to the early detection and prevention of neuropsychological damages resulting from subliminal long-term env ironmental hazards.