stimulation

Synonyms:

input, stimulant, stimulus

Types:

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elicitation, evocation, induction

stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors

kick

the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs)

turn-on

something causing excitement or stimulating interest

negative stimulation, turnoff

something causing antagonism or loss of interest

conditioned stimulus

the stimulus that is the occasion for a conditioned response

reinforcement, reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus

(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

cue, discriminative stimulus

a stimulus that provides information about what to do

positive stimulus

a stimulus with desirable consequences

negative stimulus

a stimulus with undesirable consequences

positive reinforcer, positive reinforcing stimulus

a reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it

negative reinforcer, negative reinforcing stimulus

a reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the likelihood of the response that produced it

bonus, fillip

anything that tends to arouse

delight, joy, pleasure

something or someone that provides a source of happiness

annoyance, bother, botheration, infliction, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck

something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

aversive stimulus

any negative stimulus to which an organism will learn to make a response that avoids it

concern, headache, vexation, worry

something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

grief, sorrow

something that causes great unhappiness

Type of:

information

knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction

Types:

activation

stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical

galvanisation, galvanization

stimulation with a galvanic current

indweller

activation by an inner spirit or force or principle

Type of:

action, activity, natural action, natural process

a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)

Synonyms:

arousal, foreplay

Types:

caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snuggling

affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)

feel

manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure

snogging

(British informal) cuddle and kiss

Type of:

sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice

activities associated with sexual intercourse