INTEROCEPTIVE STIMULUS

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Nugent, Pam M.S.
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the term that is applied to the stimulus arising from inside an organism. Examples of this stimulus includes headache, stomach ache and hunger pangs. Compare exteroceptive stimulus.

INTEROCEPTIVE STIMULUS: "An interoceptive stimulus occurs inside an organism."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. APPETITIVE STIMULUS
  2. S-O-R
  3. MULTIPLE REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE
  4. GUT HORMONE
  5. STIMULUS FUNCTION
  6. FABRICATION
  7. FETAL ACTIVITY
  8. PURE-STIMULUS ACT
  9. STARVATION REACTIONS
  10. S-O-R PSYCHOLOGY
Cite this page: Nugent, Pam M.S., "INTEROCEPTIVE STIMULUS," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/interoceptive-stimulus/ (accessed January 20, 2019).
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