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GCSE Psychology · key term
Something that can be detected by a sense receptor, such as light or sound waves.
Used by AQA
Paper 1
Revise: Sensation and PerceptionA stimulus is something that a sense receptor can detect. Sense receptors are specialised cells that respond to particular types of stimulus. For example, receptors in the retina at the back of the eye detect light.
In an application question, identify the stimulus being detected and the meaning given to it in that particular situation.
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