"stimulus delta" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stimulus deltas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} stimulus delta (plural stimulus deltas)
  1. (behavioral psychology) A stimulus that does not reinforce an existing behavior in a subject and causes the subject to employ a new behavior. Categories (topical): Psychology Synonyms: S-delta, S-δ Coordinate_terms: discriminative stimulus
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