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adequate stimulus

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stimulus /stim·u·lus/ (stim´u-lus) pl. stim´uli   [L.] any agent, act, or influence which produces functional or trophic reaction in a receptor or an irritable tissue.
adequate stimulus  a stimulus of the specific form of energy to which a given receptor is sensitive.
aversive stimulus  one which, when applied following the occurrence of a response, decreases the strength of that response on later occurrences.
conditioned stimulus  a stimulus that acquires the capacity to evoke a particular response on repeated pairing with another stimulus naturally capable of eliciting the response.
discriminative stimulus  a stimulus, associated with reinforcement, that exerts control over a particular form of behavior; the subject discriminates between closely related stimuli and responds positively only in the presence of that stimulus.
eliciting stimulus  any stimulus, conditioned or unconditioned, that elicits a response.
heterologous stimulus  one that produces an effect or sensation when applied to any part of a nerve tract.
homologous stimulus  adequate s.
threshold stimulus  a stimulus that is just strong enough to elicit a response.
unconditioned stimulus  any stimulus naturally capable of eliciting a specific response.

ad·e·quate stimulus (d-kwt)
n.
A stimulus to which a particular receptor responds effectively and that gives rise to a characteristic sensation.


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Attempting to provide adequate stimulus to promote gains in muscle force production with traditional rehabilitation exercises, in our opinion, will be unlikely to succeed if the patient has a pronounced failure of volitional activation.
Research has shown, for example, that prolonged postnatal depression can heighten the risk of depressive-type syndromes in the infant, and the depressed mother may be unable to parent her infant with adequate stimulus, nurturance and affectionate attachment (Barnett 1995).
Accordingly, the action contemplated for today was needed to provide adequate stimulus to an economy whose outlook for significant strengthening remained tenuous in a climate of fragile business and consumer confidence.
 
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