Response: how the organism reacts to a stimulus and results in a change in behavior. (It is a fancy way of saying “effect”.) Example:
Getting a drink when you are thirsty
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What is an example of a human response?
Some examples of stimulus and response in humans include:
pupils dilating and constricting to adapt to light
, our bodies sweating to adapt to heat,…
What are responses in biology?
an answer or reply, as in words or in some action. Biology.
any behavior of a living organism that results from an external or internal stimulus
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What is an example of response to stimuli?
A dog salivating at the smell of food, a flower opening in sunlight and a worm crawling towards moisture
are examples of organisms responding to stimuli from their surroundings. All organisms respond to their surroundings in order to improve their chances of survival and reproduction.
What are responses 2 examples?
Examples of response in a Sentence
He got a response to his letter. I am writing in response to your letter of July 17
. When I told him my plan, I wasn’t expecting such an enthusiastic response. Her response to their decision was to threaten to quit her job.
What are three examples of stimulus?
- You are hungry so you eat some food.
- A rabbit gets scared so it runs away.
- You are cold so you put on a jacket.
- A dog is hot so lies in the shade.
- It starts raining so you take out an umbrella.
What are the two types of stimulus?
Types of Stimuli. There are two main types of stimulus –
the external stimulus and the internal stimulus
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What is the behavior for a stimulus?
In psychology, a stimulus is any object or event that elicits a sensory
or behavioral response
in an organism. … In behavioral psychology (i.e., classical and operant conditioning), a stimulus constitutes the basis for behavior.
What are the examples of stimulus?
- Irritants.
- Sights.
- Smells.
- Sounds.
- Temperature changes.
What is an example of a response class?
This means the responses physically look different even though they have the same effect on the environment. For example when I
clean my kitchen I can wash the dishes with a sponge
or I can put the dishes in the dishwasher.
What happens when a stimulus is detected?
When a stimulus is detected by a sensory receptor, it can
elicit a reflex via stimulus transduction
. An internal stimulus is often the first component of a homeostatic control system. External stimuli are capable of producing systemic responses throughout the body, as in the fight-or-flight response.
What does in response to mean?
Your response to an event or to something that is said is
your reply or reaction to it
. There has been no response to his remarks from the government. [ + to/from] Your positive response will reinforce her actions. The meeting was called in response to a request from Venezuela.
What type of word is response?
An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply. The act of responding or replying; reply: as, to speak in response to a question.
How do we respond to a stimulus?
| Sense organ Stimuli receptors respond to | Ear Sound, position of head |
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What is the response to stimulus called?
Explanation: In physiology, a stimulus (plural stimuli or stimuluses) is a detectable change in the physical or chemical structure of an organism’s internal or external environment. The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli is called
sensitivity
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What is the stimulus and what is the response?
A change in the environment
is the stimulus; the reaction of the organism to it is the response.
