stimuli

Meanings

• Noun

  A substance or experience that rouses the body or mind to activity or creates a response.

  - "The loud music was a stimulus for the crowd to start dancing."
  - "The teacher used a visual aid as a stimulus for the students' learning."
  - "The patient's condition improved after receiving a stimulus to the heart."

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Synonyms

impetus , impulse , spur , influence

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with stimuli
limelime , time , prime

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Variants

List of all variants of stimuli that leads to same result
stimuli , stimulus

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Etymology

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From the Latin 'stimulare' meaning 'to provoke or incite'.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that the term 'stimulus' was first used in the field of economics to describe government spending intended to boost economic activity?

2. In psychology, stimuli are often presented to participants in controlled experiments to study their responses. This is known as 'operant conditioning'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Sensory stimuli: Refers to stimuli that engage one or more of the five senses: sight, touch, taste, smell, and hearing.

2. Motivational stimuli: Refers to stimuli that provoke a desire or need to take action towards a goal.

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Culture

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Stimuli have been used extensively in various fields such as psychology, medicine, and education to understand and influence human behavior and cognition.

How to Memorize "stimuli"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a light bulb turning on in your mind when you encounter the word 'stimulus'. Visualize the meaning of the word as a substance or experience that sparks activity or response.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'stimulus' with the word 'motivator'. This can help you remember that stimuli are substances or experiences that motivate or provoke a response.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym S-T-I-M-U-L-US to remember that stimuli are Substances or experiences That Incite Motivation and Understanding of Learning and Response.

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