A stimulus that varies from aknown stimulus or a schematic image.
DISCREPANT STIMULUS: "To a baby a stranger's face is a discrepant stimulus."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "DISCREPANT STIMULUS," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/discrepant-stimulus/ (accessed August 11, 2022).