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N., Sam M.S.

Sam holds a masters in Child Psychology and is an avid supporter of Psychology academics.
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STIMULATION EFFECTS

The effect which results in physiological changes and happens when any stimulus changes the membrane potential of muscle cell, consequently

STIMULATOR

Any device which can be used to stimulate a receptor is called stimulator. An early kind of an induction coil

STIMULUS CONTINUUM

set of stimuli that are related along a set dimension.

STIMULUS CONTROL

It is the limit to which organism's behaviour is affected by stimulus condition. It can refer to various responses occurring

STIMULUS ELEMENT

Any one of the individual features of a complex stimulus.

STIMULUS EQUIVALENCE

Is the situation when there are two stimuli which both elicit the same response. Stimuli meet the mathematical definition of

STIMULUS EVALUATION CHECKS (SECS)

When a person judges the impacts of a situation, these assessments are made and consequently the individual

STIMULUS FILTERING

Is the specification of nervous system; through this process of filtering only relevant stimuli reach to the brain where others

STIMULUS ONSET ASYNCHRONY (SOA)

the time it takes for one stimulus to end and another to start. Compare interstimulus interval.

STIMULUS OVERLOAD

Is where there are more than two stimuli present in the environment. These stimuli can be processed simply resulting in

STIMULUS SAMPLING

Stimulus sampling is a process used to increase the stability of research results by sampling participants and treatment conditions.

STIMULUS SAMPLING THEORY (SST)

a mathematical learning theory stating that stimuli are composed of hypothetical elements and that on any given learning trial a

STIMULUS STRENGTH

The real intensity of a stimulus and its ability to elicit a response.

STIMULUS SUBSTITUTION

Is when one stimulus takes the place of another stimulus and response is similar in both. In Pavlov

STIMULUS WORD

A word that will elicit a response from a person.

STIMULUS-BOUND

Describes the behavior that occurs as a response to specific stimuli. To describe the behavior that occurs in response to

STOCHASTIC

The system or process that is not analysed accurately. However probability pattern is followed for its description. Read also probabilism.

STOCHASTIC INDEPENDENCE

the condition in which two systems or processes are statistically unrelated, so that one is in no way contingent upon

STOCKHOLM SYNDROME

A captive's loyal response to captor. It can be mental or emotional response of the captive. The captive can come

STOCKING ANESTHESIA

Is the state in which a person is unable to sense the stimulus in foot and some area of the