response hierarchy

the arrangement of a group of responses or response sequences in the order in which they are likely to be evoked by a specific stimulus (respondent behavior) or to occur in a particular stimulus situation (operant behavior). Also called hierarchy of response.

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November 28th 2024

electrode

n. an instrument with a positive-pole cathode and a negative-pole anode used to stimulate biological tissues electrically or record electrical activity in these tissues. Also called bipolar electrode. See also microelectrode.