stimuli

(noun)

An external force which generates a response or a reaction from something else

Related Terms

  • Reinforcemen
  • applied behavior analysis
  • reinforcement

Examples of stimuli in the following topics:

  • Psychology of Purchasing

    • It posited that behavioral tendencies are determined by immediate associations between various environmental stimuli and the degree of pleasure or pain that follows.
    • Behavioral patterns, then, were understood to consist of organisms' conditioned responses to the stimuli in their environment.
    • It posited that behavioral tendencies are determined by immediate associations between various environmental stimuli and the degree of pleasure or pain that follows.
    • Behavioral patterns, then, were understood to consist of organisms' conditioned responses to the stimuli in their environment.
    • The stimuli were held to exert influence in proportion to their prior repetition or to the previous intensity of their associated pain or pleasure.
  • Behavior Modification

    • Modifying behavior through reinforcement and environmental stimuli can increase positive actions and decrease negative actions in the workplace.
    • External forces that impact behavior are referred to as stimuli, and understanding what type of stimuli may modify behavior is useful in leading organizations.
    • Reinforcement, both positive and negative, can be created via incentives or the removal and avoidance of negative stimuli. 
    • Differentiate between the various stimuli managers use to create or reinforce certain types of behavior
  • Reinforcement Theory

    • This is an example of removing a negative stimuli for reinforcing a behavior.
    • Positive punishment: Conditioning at it's simplest, punishment is simply identifying a negative behavior and providing an adverse stimuli to dissuade future instances.
  • Social Influences and Purchasing

    • Informational influence comes into play when people are uncertain, either because stimuli are intrinsically ambiguous or because there is social disagreement.
  • Power

    • What psychologists refer to as the Principle of Primacy and the Principle of Recency tell us that people best remember what they experience first and last in a series of stimuli.
  • Responding to the Preposterous

    • Reacting to statements in the business world which test our mettle isn't as simple as "matching items from column A with those in column B. " In fact, putting diverse stimuli and responses like these together appropriately calls for delicacy, tact, and good judgment.
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