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Stimuli

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AP Psychology

Definition

Stimuli are any events or objects in our environment that elicit sensory reactions from our senses (e.g., sight, sound, touch).

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Consumer Behavior

Practice Questions (10)

What principle states that two stimuli must differ by a constant minimum percentage rather than a constant amount, to be perceived as different?
What is the role of sensory adaptation in our perception of stimuli?
Which principle states that two stimuli must differ by a constant proportion for their difference to be perceptible?
What is the process by which we associate two stimuli and thus anticipate events called?
What is the term for learning that involves associating two stimuli, and eventually using the response from one to predict another?
What type of stimuli becomes associated with a response after paired exposure?
What term describes when a similar but different stimuli can produce the same conditioned response?
What type of learning pairs two or more stimuli together so that one stimulus comes to elicit a response that was originally caused by another stimulus?
Which type of learning process involves forming associations between stimuli?
Which theory posits that behavior is guided more by the desire for external rewards or stimuli?

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