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['stimjuləs]plural - stimuli; noun1) (something that causes a reaction in a living thing: Light is the stimulus that causes a flower to open.) estímulo2) (something that rouses or encourages a person etc to action or greater effort: Many people think that children need the stimulus of competition to make them work better in school.) estímulo* * *stim.u.lus[st'imjuləs] n (pl stimuli) 1 estímulo, incentivo. 2 aguilhão. -
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['stimjuləs]plural - stimuli; noun1) (something that causes a reaction in a living thing: Light is the stimulus that causes a flower to open.) estímulo2) (something that rouses or encourages a person etc to action or greater effort: Many people think that children need the stimulus of competition to make them work better in school.) estímulo
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stimulus generalisation — noun (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus • Syn: ↑generalization, ↑generalisation, ↑stimulus generalization • Derivationally related forms: ↑generalise (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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stimulus — I noun activator, animator, arouser, calcar, catalyst, catalytic agent, cause, drive, encouragement, excitant, fillip, goad, impetus, impulse, incentive, incitamentum, incitement, inducement, influence, inritamentum, motivating force, motive,… … Law dictionary
stimulus — noun this sports facility has been a stimulus to the economic restoration of our city Syn: spur, stimulant, encouragement, impetus, boost, prompt, prod, incentive, inducement, inspiration; motivation, impulse; informal shot in the arm Ant:… … Thesaurus of popular words
stimulus error — noun : an error in introspective observation of divining the object from which the stimulus comes instead of reporting the impression actually received … Useful english dictionary
