Psychology
stimulus
noun
Definition
Something that evokes a specific functional reaction or a psychological response.
In a sentence
“Participants were exposed to a visual stimulus and asked to respond as quickly as possible.”
Synonyms
triggerpromptsignal
Common collocations
- external stimulus
- respond to a stimulus
- conditioned stimulus
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