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discriminative stimulus vs stimulant

stimulant vs discriminative stimulus

discriminative stimulus and stimulant both are nouns.

discriminative stimulus is not an adjective while stimulant is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
discriminative stimulus Yes No No No
stimulant Yes Yes No No
As nouns, stimulant is a hypernym of discriminative stimulus; that is, stimulant is a word with a broader meaning than discriminative stimulus:
  • discriminative stimulus: a stimulus that provides information about what to do
  • stimulant: any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
Other hypernyms of discriminative stimulus include input, stimulation, stimulus.
discriminative stimulus (noun) stimulant (noun)
a stimulus that provides information about what to do a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
discriminative stimulus (adjective) stimulant (adjective)
that stimulates
Difference between discriminative stimulus and stimulant

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