Look up: stimulus

1. Stimulus
   See target.
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2. Stimulus
   An environmental change capable of inciting a change in the activities of an organism without itself providing energy for the new activities.
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3. Stimulus
   An environmental event capable of being detected by sensory receptors.
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4. stimulus
   (Humans as organisms) something that causes a response; a sense impression that sets off a reaction in the nervous system - for example, light, heat, sound, gravity, smell, taste, or temperature. The plural is stimuli.
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5. Stimulus
   See target.
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6. Stimulus
   Psychological term for an object, event, or person. Plural stimuli.
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7. Stimulus
   Something that triggers a response. For example, touching a hot surface would be the stimulus to remove your hand from that surface.
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8. stimulus
   A goad or type of defensive trap.
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9. Stimulus
   'Goad'. type of defensive trap.
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10. stimulus
    physical or chemical agent which specifically produces the response of the external or internal sensory receptors Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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11. Stimulus
    Stim'u·lus noun ; plural Stimuli . [ Latin , for stigmulus , akin to Latin instigare to stimulate. See Instigare , Stick , transitive verb ] 1. A goad; hence, something that r...
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12. stimulus
    Origin: L, for stigmulus, akin to L. Instigare to stimulate. See Instigare, Stick. ... 1. A goad; hence, something that rouses the mind or spirits; an incentive; as, the hope of gain is a powerful stimulus to labour and action. ... 2. <physiology> That which excites or produces a temporary inc...
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13. stimulus
    (stim´u-lәs) any agent, act, or influence that produces a physiological or psychological response.
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14. Stimulus
    • (v. t.) A goad; hence, something that rouses the mind or spirits; an incentive; as, the hope of gain is a powerful stimulus to labor and action. • (v. t.) That which excites or produces a temporary increase of vital action, either in the whole organism or in any of its parts; especially ...
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15. stimulus
    (from the article `aggressive behaviour`) ...electrical signals generated by modified muscles). Often full attack is elicited by a combination of such cues. And yet aggression is not an ... a physiological principle that relates response to stimulus in excitable tissues. It was first established for the contraction of heart muscle by ....
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16. stimulus
    stimulus (s), stimuli (pl) 1. Any form of energy capable of eliciting a reaction in a sense organ or in any excitable tissue. 2. A signal that alerts an organism or leads to a responsive action.
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17. Stimulus
    [physiology] When a stimulus is applied to a sensory receptor, it elicits or influences a reflex via stimulus transduction. A stimulus is often the first component of a homeostatic control system. In order for a stimulus to be detected with high probability, its level must exceed the absolute threshold. ...
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18. stimulus
    external force, or other input, applied to a system
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19. stimulus
    external input acting on a system and capable in principle of provoking a response from that system
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20. stimulus
    Type: Term Pronunciation: stim′yū-lŭs, -lī Definitions: 1. A stimulant. 2. That which can elicit or evoke action (response) in a muscle, nerve, gland or other excitable tissue, or cause an augmenting action upon any function or metabolic process.
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21. stimulus
    Change in the environment of an organism that the organism can detect and respond to. These changes may be noise, light, heat, or pressure. The changes are detected by specialized cells called receptors. The skin contains many receptors for heat, touch, pressure, and pain. Sometimes the receptors ar...
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22. stimulus
    A change in the environment. If the stimulus has no affect on the animal, it is a neutral stimulus. A stimulus that stands out in the environment €“ that the animal notices more than other environmental stimuli €“ is a salient stimulus. A stimulus that causes a change of state in the animal ...
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23. Stimulus
    [psychology] In psychology, stimuli are energy patterns (e.g. light or sound) which are registered by the senses. In behaviorism and related stimulus–response theories, stimuli constitute the basis for behavior, whereas in perceptual psychology they constitute the basis for perception. In ...
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24. Stimulus
    [economics] In economics, stimulus refers to attempts to use monetary or fiscal policy (or stabilization policy in general) to stimulate the economy. Recently "stimulus" has become particularly associated with Keynesian economics and the theory that government spending projects can generate ...
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