What is another word for conditioned stimulus?

Pronunciation: [kəndˈɪʃənd stˈɪmjʊləs] (IPA)

A conditioned stimulus is a term used in classical conditioning to refer to a previously neutral stimulus that, after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a response that was previously only elicited by the unconditioned stimulus. Some synonyms for the phrase "conditioned stimulus" include: conditioned cue, learned stimulus, conditioned signal, trained stimulus, and acquired stimulus. All of these terms refer to the same concept of a stimulus that has been paired with an unconditioned stimulus to bring about a particular response, thus conditioning an organism to respond in a certain way. These terms can be interchangeably used with the phrase "conditioned stimulus" to describe the same phenomenon.

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What are the hypernyms for Conditioned stimulus?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    event, input, Psychological phenomenon, any stimulus, physical stimulus.

What are the hyponyms for Conditioned stimulus?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

Related words: conditioned stimulus experiment, unconditional stimulus, conditioned response, paradigm shift

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