STIMULUS (stimuli)
Dictionary entry overview: What does stimulus mean?
• STIMULUS (noun)
The noun STIMULUS has 1 sense:
1. any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
Familiarity information: STIMULUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• STIMULUS (noun)
Meaning:
Any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
stimulant; stimulus; input; stimulation
Hypernyms ("stimulus" is a kind of...):
information (knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stimulus"):
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)
