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inappropriate stimulus

a stimulus or condition that elicits a response not normally triggered by that stimulus. For example, pressing against one’s closed eyelid elicits perception of lights; that is, a mechanical stimulus elicits a response in photoreceptors that typically respond to light.

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Psychology term of the day

January 30th 2025

AVP

AVP

abbreviation for arginine vasopressin.