external stimulus
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexternalandstimulus
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external
adjective
uk/ɪkˈstɜː.nəl/us/ɪkˈstɝː.nəl/
of, on, for, or coming from ...
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stimulus
noun[C]
uk/ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/us/ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/
something that causes growth ...
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(Definition ofexternalandstimulusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Metacognition must be about a retrieved representation, a mental event, or some cognitive entity, not about anexternalstimulus.
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For the inhomogeneous process, the instantaneous rate can vary over time, for example in response to anexternalstimulus.
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However, we had an advantage over witchweed because of its dependence upon anexternalstimulusfor seed germination.
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Germination does not occur until the disruption is internally corrected or until someexternalstimulusovercomes the problem.
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Preferred direction forexternalstimulusmotion is shown.
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These codes are activated by, and thus represent,externalstimulusinformation and are temporarily integrated or bound into coherent representational structures.
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This equation assumes space-clamp conditions and absence ofexternalstimulus.
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Perhaps most importantly, witchweed seed also required anexternalstimulusthat was normally provided by plant roots.
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The lack of a specificexternalstimulusclass associated with the uncertainty emotional response is given as a justification for rejecting the discriminative stimulus interpretation.
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Thus, both energetic state andexternalstimulussituation appear to determine the feeding decision.
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Germination of the seeds required anexternalstimulus, exuded by plant roots.
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For example, at sleep onset a decline in general activation is likely to parallel a decline in aminergic modulation and a decline in the strength ofexternalstimulusdrive.
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It is something that comes, when it does, with the design agenda and the craftsman is now entirely dependent on theexternalstimulusthat might generate it.
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This is necessary, especially in animal research, to preclude the possibility that the animal could make the judgment about theexternalstimulusrather than the mental event.
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They used a variety of terms in their research to refer to theexternalstimulus, which functions as an incentive, such as 'environmental stimulus', 'goal stimulus', and 'goal object'.
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You require someexternalstimulus, either in the pressure of public opinion or in the force of events.
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We need anexternalstimulus.
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But there is no evidence that market forces alone will bring about rationalisation in the key sectors in the time scale required without someexternalstimulusor expertise.
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This country needs anexternalstimulus.
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