Stimulus (Psychology)
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- AKA: Stimulus (Psychology).
- See: Trier Social Stress Test, Psychology, Behaviorism, Stimulus–Response Theories, Behavior, Perception, Perceptual Psychology, Experimental Psychology.
References
2015
- (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/stimulus_(psychology) Retrieved:2015-7-7.
- In psychology, a stimulus is an energy change (such as light or sound) which is registered by the senses. In behaviorism and related stimulus–response theories, a stimulus constitutes the basis for behavior, whereas it constitutes the basis for perception in perceptual psychology. [1] In this context, a distinction is made between the distal stimulus (the external, perceived object) and the proximal stimulus (the stimulation of sensory organs). [2]
In contemporary experimental psychology the term stimulus is usually used to describe the event or object to which a response is measured. Thus, not everything that is presented to participants qualifies as stimulus: For example, a fixation cross is not said to be a stimulus, because it merely serves to center participants' gaze at the center of the screen. Also, it is uncommon to refer to longer events (e.g. the Trier Social Stress Test) as a stimulus, even if a response to such an event is measured.
- In psychology, a stimulus is an energy change (such as light or sound) which is registered by the senses. In behaviorism and related stimulus–response theories, a stimulus constitutes the basis for behavior, whereas it constitutes the basis for perception in perceptual psychology. [1] In this context, a distinction is made between the distal stimulus (the external, perceived object) and the proximal stimulus (the stimulation of sensory organs). [2]
- ↑ "Stimulus". In: Richard L. Gregory (Ed.), The Oxford Companion to the Mind, Oxford, N.Y.: Oxford University Press.
- ↑ http://www.learner.org/discoveringpsychology/07/e07glossary.html