#stimulus__stimulation__stimulant__input  any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
  supertype:  #information  knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
  subtype:  #elicitation__evocation__induction  stimulation that calls up (evokes or induces or elicits) a particular class of behaviors
  subtype:  #kick.stimulus  the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs); "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick"
  subtype:  #turn-on  (informal) something causing excitement or stimulating interest
  subtype:  #negative_stimulation__turnoff  (informal) something causing antagonism or loss of interest
  subtype:  #conditioned_stimulus  the stimulus the is the occasion for a conditioned response
  subtype:  #reinforcing_stimulus__reinforcer__reinforcement  (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
     subtype:  #positive_reinforcing_stimulus__positive_reinforcer  a reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it
     subtype:  #negative_reinforcing_stimulus__negative_reinforcer  a reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the likelihood of the response that produced it
  subtype:  #discriminative_stimulus__cue  a stimulus that provides information about what to do
  subtype:  #positive_stimulus  a stimulus with desirable consequences
     subtype:  #fillip__bonus__bonu  anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip"
     subtype:  #joy__delight__pleasure  something or someone that provides pleasure; a source of happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight"
  subtype:  #negative_stimulus  a stimulus with undesirable consequences
     subtype:  #bother__annoyance__nuisance__botheration__pain__pain_in_the_neck__pain_in_the_ass  something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "a bit of a bother"
        subtype:  #irritant__thorn  something that causes irritation and annoyance; "he's a thorn in my flesh"
        subtype:  #plague.bother  (informal) an annoyance; "those ants are a damn plague"
     subtype:  #aversive_stimulus  any negative stimulus to which an organism will learn to make a response that avoids it
     subtype:  #headache__concern__worry__vexation  something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"
        subtype:  #bugaboo  a source of concern; "the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them"
        subtype:  #onus__burden__load__encumbrance  an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"
           subtype:  #dead_weight.onus__deadweight  an oppressive encumbrance
           subtype:  #fardel  (archaic) a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle)
           subtype:  #imposition.onus  an uncalled-for burden; "he listened but resented the imposition"
        subtype:  #business.headache  a rightful concern or responsibility; used in such phrases as "it's none of your business" or "mind your own business"
     subtype:  #grief__sorrow  something that causes great unhappiness; "her death was a great grief to John"

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