negative stimulus

Examples (10)

• A sudden, loud noise can be a negative stimulus for many animals.
• For a child, a scolding might act as a negative stimulus to stop undesirable behavior.
• The foul smell was a strong negative stimulus, causing everyone to recoil.
• Researchers studied how the brain processes negative stimuli to understand fear responses.
• Avoiding a negative stimulus is a basic survival instinct.
• The constant criticism served as a powerful negative stimulus, eventually leading to demotivation.
• In classical conditioning, an electric shock can be used as a negative stimulus.
• Some people are more sensitive to certain negative stimuli than others.
• He tried to remove all negative stimuli from his environment to reduce stress.
• The abrupt change in temperature provided a negative stimulus to the plant's growth.