A stimulus will be any external element, be it from a body or an organ, that will stimulate, activate or improve the activity carried out, its response or reaction.. It is characterized by always having a impact on the system in which it operates; In the strict case of human beings, the stimulus is what will trigger a response or the reaction of the organism.
The stimulus in question can come from different areas, for example, an economic stimulus, such as an increase of 200 pesos in the salary of a worker turns out to be a stimulus for this to continue producing in favor of the company, while, in the In the case of a stimulus of a sound type, this may turn out to be the kicker for a competition. The organism, for its part, can be the receptor of the stimulus, thus the stimulus that a cell, an organism or a tissue receives and that is captured by the corresponding nerve receptors will generate a response or reaction that can generally consist of a secretion or of a movement.
Types of stimulus
Meanwhile, the stimulus may be external, that is, caused by something that impacts a person's body or body, such is the case of a needle stick when drawing blood; for a word someone tells us. And there are also internal stimuli that trigger some reaction. The sadness over the death of someone we love will stimulate the desire to cry.
Psychology distinguishes between two types of stimuli, the conditioned and the unconditioned. The conditioned stimulus will be the one that provokes a reflection by association and for its part, the unconditional stimulus It will be the one that causes the reflection without the need for prior learning.
Most of the time the stimulus will result in a response, which, moreover, turns out to be a reply to a request.
When talking about stimulus-response model he is becoming aware of the one that serves to describe a statistical unit in which a quantitative response is being emitted to a stimulus of the same nature that is administered by a researcher. The purpose of this type of research is to establish a mathematical function that describes the relationship (f) between the stimulus (x) and the expected response (y).
Incitement to act
On the other hand, the word stimulus is also used to refer incitement to act. In this sense, we can talk about positive stimuli, which are those as an encouraging word or message before the imminent start of an activity, task or project. It is proven that when a person proactively encourages us to do something, the result is usually successful, the same thing happens in reverse, if we do not receive that "pat" on the back or word of encouragement, it will be more uphill.
But beware, stimuli in this sense can also be negative, that is, when their mission is to advise or suggest someone to do something that is not appropriate, something bad, for example commit a crime.
The importance of stimulation
The stimulation of a person will always be important and decisive in their actions and behavior, for example it is important that it be done in a always positive sense and thinking about their well-being, benefit and development.
Early stimulation in children and babies is absolutely positive and recommended, especially in cases where some maturational delay may be evidenced. Specialized exercises and games in this regard will greatly help doctors and parents to stimulate children to mature in a compliant way, and in the cases of those who, as we said, have problems, they will help to solve them in a satisfactory way.
Rod with which animals are directed
And the rod with an iron tip used by boyeros (individuals who drive oxen) to direct their animals, is also designated by this term.
