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stimulus
(redirected from discriminative stimulus)

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stimulus
1. any drug, agent, electrical impulse, or other factor able to cause a response in an organism
2. an object or event that is apprehended by the senses
3. Med a former name for stimulant

stimulus [′stim·yə·ləs]
(control systems)
A signal that affects the controlled variable in a control system.
(physiology)
An agent that produces a temporary change in physiological activity in an organism or in any of its parts.


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On the other hand, an odor may serve as a discriminative stimulus rather than a conditioned stimulus.
 
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