Stimulus

= Definition: = (STIM-yu-lus) Any event or object in the environment to which an organism responds; plural is //stimuli.// Gen Psych Chapter 5, pp. 137-138

a thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue

Stimulus is an energy pattern (such as light or sound) which is registered by the senses. 1369331161

= Examples: = = = Hitting the skin with a needle or pin is an example of stimulus and the sudden removing of the hand or jumping away is the response.

when we hold a hot plate of pie mommy cooked with love, we all of a sudden fling our hand away from it. holding the plate is the stimulus and the removal of the hand is the response.

Bang!!!! you jump because the sound startled you. you jumping is the response to the stimulus.



= = Unconditioned Stimulus (US) Conditioned Stimulus (CS)

= Analogies: = One analogy could be if you are in a swimming pool and its cold you would get out the cold pool is the stimulus and you leaving the pool is the response.

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