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Stimulus - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Aggravation, Agitation, Animation, Animator, Arousal, Bait, Base, Basis, Boost, Bribe, Call, Carrot, Catalyst, Causation, Cause, Determinant, Electrification, Element, Energizer, Etiology |
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A stimulus is the following:
- In physiology, a stimulus (physiology) is something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response.
- In psychology, anything effectively impinging upon any of the sensory apparatuses of a living organism, including physical phenomena both internal and external to the body.
- In general, a stimulus may affect other things than living creatures; for example, one speaks also of economic stimulus, or stimulating a discussion.
See also
response, stimulus-response model.
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Example Usage of Stimulus |
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DesignsbyValeri: It is the element that everyone understands and has been proven to be a psychological Stimulus. |
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daleeff3: Stimulus didnt create/save jobs cash4clunkers scammed the gov and our tax $$ have to pay for it all now #hcr ? #tweetcongress obama pelosi |
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lbuscher: maybe with the trillion or so of spending on health care, it will translate into alot more jobs and more economic Stimulus. |
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