Stimulus and Response Notes
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Stimulus and Response Notes
The basic idea
A stimulus is a change inside or outside the body that can be detected. A response is what the body does because of that change. Receptors detect stimuli; the nervous system helps carry information and coordinate many responses. Some responses, such as quickly pulling away from something very hot, happen rapidly and automatically.
Kinds of stimuli
Stimuli can be grouped by what kind of change they involve. Thermal stimuli involve temperature. Chemical stimuli involve chemicals, such as odor molecules detected by the nose. Mechanical stimuli involve touch, pressure, vibration, or movement. Electromagnetic stimuli include light, which the eyes detect. These categories can overlap: touching a hot surface involves both heat and contact.
- A bright flashlight shines toward your eyes
- A strong scent reaches your nose
- A phone vibrates against your palm
- You step into chilly air
- Chemical
- Thermal
- Mechanical
- Electromagnetic (light)
- The stimulus is the smell; the response is feeling hungry.
- The stimulus is feeling hungry; the response is the smell.
- The stimulus is baking; the response is the oven.
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