stimulus vs negative stimulus
negative stimulus vs stimulusstimulus and negative stimulus both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stimulus | Yes | No | No | No |
| negative stimulus | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
negative stimulus is a hyponym of
stimulus; that is, negative stimulus is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
stimulus:
- stimulus: any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
- negative stimulus: a stimulus with undesirable consequences
Other hyponyms of stimulus include
elicitation, evocation, induction, kick, turn-on, negative stimulation, turnoff, conditioned stimulus, reinforcement, reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus, cue, discriminative stimulus, positive stimulus.
| stimulus (noun) | negative stimulus (noun) |
|---|---|
| any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action | a stimulus with undesirable consequences |
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