stimulus

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Something that provokes a reaction, response, or activity in an organism, organ, or system.

• The bright light was a stimulus that made her pupils contract.
• The tax cut provided a stimulus for economic growth.
• Caffeine acts as a stimulus to the nervous system.
• Behavioral psychologists designed experiments in which rats learned to associate a neutral stimulus with food rewards through repeated pairings.
• The government's infrastructure spending served as a fiscal stimulus intended to reduce unemployment during the recession.
• Plants respond to the stimulus of directional light by adjusting their growth patterns through a process called phototropism.

Eş anlamlılar: incentive, impetus, spur, trigger, catalyst

Zıt anlamlılar: deterrent, disincentive, discouragement