DISTAL STIMULUS

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N., Sam M.S.
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The object that acts or stimulates a sense organ. Also called distal variable. Compare proximal stimulus.

DISTAL STIMULUS: "An odour is a distal stimulus."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. STIMULUS (literally “goad”)
  2. ACT PSYCHOLOGY
  3. ARISTOTLE (384-322 B.C.)
  4. STIMULUS
  5. OBSESSRVE-COMPULSIVE REACTION
  6. ECOLOGICAL VALIDITY
  7. REACTION TIME (Response Latency)
  8. SEXUAL DEVIATIONS (GENERAL)
  9. ABSOLUTE THRESHOLD
  10. PROXIMAL STIMULUS
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "DISTAL STIMULUS," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/distal-stimulus/ (accessed March 21, 2023).

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