neutral stimulus

in classical conditioning, a stimulus that does not elicit a response of the sort to be measured as an index of conditioning. For example, the sound of a bell has no effect on salivation, therefore it is a neutral stimulus with respect to salivation and a good candidate for conditioning of that response.

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February 2nd 2025

monocular deprivation

the deprivation of light to one eye. Compare binocular deprivation.