stimulus

1. Any stimulating information or event;
   Acts to arouse action (synset 105836008)
   is a type of: information - knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
   subtypes:

   • elicitation, evocation, induction - stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
   • kick - the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs)
   • turn-on - something causing excitement or stimulating interest
   • negative stimulation, turnoff - something causing antagonism or loss of interest
   • conditioned stimulus - the stimulus that is the occasion for a conditioned response
   • reinforcement, reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus - (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
   • cue, discriminative stimulus - a stimulus that provides information about what to do
   • positive stimulus - a stimulus with desirable consequences
   • negative stimulus - a stimulus with undesirable consequences
   same as: input, stimulant, stimulation

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