stimulus

[ˈstɪmjələs]

Definition:
1. Any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action.

Use 'stimulus' in a sentence:

1. Aerotropism A TROPISM in which the orientating stimulus is oxygen.
2. Concentration of the samurai in castle-towns had acted as a stimulus to trade.
3. Movement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical stimulus.
4. Each of these methods compares an infant's state prior to the introduction of a stimulus with its state during or immediately following the stimulus.
5. And no amount of stimulus will bring it back.
6. Poverty is a stimulus to industry.
7. Whales being sociable animals probably need the stimulus of sizeable gatherings to induce reproductives behavior.
8. The infant may be responding to aspects of the stimulus different than those identified by the investigator.
9. If the economy starts to shrink again, Baily says, it would make a strong case for a second stimulus—something the Obama administration hopes will not be necessary.
10. Interest rates could fall soon and be a stimulus to the US economy.
11. The third, and most potent limitation is that it is not possible to be certain that the infant's response was due to the stimulus presented or to a change from no stimulus to a stimulus.
12. If the infant fails to dishabituate and continues to show habituation with the new stimulus, it is assumed that the baby is unable to perceive the new stimulus as different.
13. Interest rates could fall soon and be a stimulus to the U.S. economy.
14. In the claustrophobia of her parents' house she had no stimulus for creativity.
15. So any stimulus then may have had a Keynesian effect.
16. Individual governments and international political and economic blocs have held nearly non-stop meetings and consultations to stem the downturn with a variety of bailout and stimulus packages.
17. Changes in the electrical pattern of the brain indicate that the stimulus is getting through to the infant's central nervous system and eliciting some form of response.
18. Increases in science spending provide an excellent stimulus while the economy needs one.
19. A study published last year concluded that fiscal stimulus was effective when tried.
20. A new stimulus is also a discussion point in the US.
21. When Pavlov put food powder in the dog's mouth, and saliva was generated. That's an unconditioned stimulus giving rise to an unconditioned response.
22. They have the stimulus right there on the outside of their bodies in order to do the grooming.
23. Typically, ideas expressed may not be well connected or cohesive so that familiarity with the stimulus is necessary in order to follow what is being discussed.
24. The president's stimulus package is pumping money into research to compare how well various treatments work.
25. Numerical increases are used as quantifiable indicators of heightened interest in the new stimulus.
26. He says the massive government stimulus spending could bring inflation.
27. The government hopes that lower interest rates will be a stimulus to investment.
28. In the US, the case for fiscal stimulus is strong.
29. Ideas expressed may not be well connected or cohesive so that familiarity with the stimulus is necessary in order to follow what is being discussed.
30. Thus there would be little support for another stimulus package of a similar nature.
31. If the economy starts to shrink again, Baily says it would make a strong case for a second stimulus—something the Obama administration hopes will not be necessary.
32. Heart and respiration monitors provide the investigator with the number of heartbeats or breaths taken when a new stimulus is presented.
33. Exploration of food stimulus method on stomach intestine function recovery after abdomen operation.
34. Call these projects "stimulus", and suddenly, a ship headed for the reef of economic disaster might sail through congress flying the flag of economic recovery.
35. The second technique relies on evoked potentials, which are electrical brain responses that may be related to a particular stimulus because of where they originate.
36. Descartes received his stimulus from the new physics and astronomy of Copernicus, Galileo, and others.
37. The stimulus package provided money to convert the inefficient, paper-driven medical system to electronic records that can be easily viewed and transmitted.
38. A few years later, a large defense buildup finally provided a fiscal stimulus adequate to the economy's needs—and suddenly industry was eager to employ those "unadoptable and untrained" workers.
39. A few years later, a large defense buildup finally provided a fiscal stimulus adequate to the economy's needs — and suddenly industry was eager to employ those "unadaptable and untrained" workers.
40. A few years later, a larger defense buildup finally provided a fiscal stimulus adequate to the economy's needs—and suddenly industry was eager to employ those "unadoptable and untrained" workers.
41. You can be alert, even though the intensity of the stimulus is quite low.
42. For many firms, they are a stimulus to revenue.
43. Thanks to its ongoing stimulus spending, which it is not proposing to trim, Germany's underlying budget deficit is forecast to rise this year.
44. Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.
45. The new tax laws should act as a stimulus to exports.
46. The difference between the two measures provides the researcher with an indication of the level and duration of the response to the stimulus.
47. Books provide children with ideas and a stimulus for play.
48. Either way, the incoming Fed chief will have to walk a fine line in slowly ending the stimulus.