in psychology, an object or event that elicits a sensory or behavioral response in an organism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A stimulus in psychology is an energy change (such as light or sound) which is received by the senses. The usage changes somewhat according to which school of psychology is using it:
A stimulus may be used to see if a person is in a coma and what type of coma it is.
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