stimulus
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4.5
- noun
- /ˈstɪmjələs/
- During the experiment, the researchers introduced a light flash as a stimulus to measure reactions.
- external stimuli
- visual stimuli
- speech stimuli
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Watch on YouTubeEvery human being is a stimulus and a response.
- Every human being is a stimulus and a response.
- So a fear generating object, a stimulus to anxiety.
- So they respond to a stimulus with bravery.
- And he says between stimulus and response, there is a space.
- And so topics like stimulus check, what's the government doing?
- And he said between stimulus and response, there is a space.
- In between stimulus and response is a space.
- And they run certain scripts in response to stimuli that you're exposed to.
- So right now I have a, an economic stimulus plan for South Los Angeles.
- So like outside stimulus do work their way into dreams.
- The more people saw a strange stimulus, the more they grew to like it.
- I think it is wrong to call for non targeted stimulus programs.
Examples
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Now, in Pavlov's experiment, what was the stimulus that he used?
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His vital signs seem stable, but he's unresponsive to stimuli.
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Every human being is a stimulus and a response.
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The more people saw a strange stimulus, the more they grew to like it.
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I find this lack of stimulus to be truly disappointing.
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What they need is some real stimulus, ideas to pursue.
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Oh, plants react to human stimulus.
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So they respond to a stimulus with bravery.
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And also it's useful because harmful stimuli are noticed.
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The university environment constitutes stimuli from physics, physiology, biology, and society.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
141
3.0
Information or advice given to help a decision
28
4.1
Something that makes someone more interested or active
3
5.0
Something that makes activity or interest increase
1
8.1
Something like a picture or question that makes someone react
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.2
A thing that used to be neutral and now makes a learned response after being paired with a natural trigger
- Specialized
1
4.6
Something like praise or a reward that makes someone do something again
- Specialized
1
8.0
Something unpleasant that makes a person or animal learn to stay away
- Specialized
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6.8
A thing that makes someone repeat an action, like food or praise
- Specialized
1
7.7
To react the same way to things that look or sound like what you learned
- Specialized
A sign that tells a person or animal when an action will bring a reward
- Specialized
A thing taken away to make an action less likely, for example leaving a room when a child cries
- Specialized
Something pleasant that someone gives after a behavior to make it happen again
How Stimulating
57
7.2
330
4.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word stimulus comes from the Latin stimulus, which meant a 'goad' or a small 'poke' used to make an animal move, so imagine a little poke that starts action. You can see the same idea in the word stimulate, which means to make something active. That's why a stimulus today is anything that 'pushes' the body or mind to respond.