The stimulus for taste is chemical reaction.
Yes, tasting a lemon is a sensory stimulus that triggers a response in the taste receptors on the tongue. The sourness of the lemon elicits a specific taste sensation that is transmitted to the brain for interpretation.
Eating chocolate can temporarily desensitize our taste buds to sweetness, which can make the sugar water taste less sweet than it actually is. The rich and intense flavor of chocolate can overwhelm our taste receptors, making it harder to perceive the sweetness in the sugar water.
Color perception cannot be used for signaling the intensity of a stimulus, as it is primarily used for distinguishing different wavelengths of light. Other sensory modalities such as touch, taste, and smell are better suited for detecting and signaling the intensity of a stimulus.
Chemotherapy patients often experience taste aversions to particular foods because they undergo a process of learning called classical conditioning. Classical conditioning occurs when a particular thing that doesn't actually elicit any reaction (called a neutral stimulus) is paired with something that naturally elicits some reaction (called an unconditioned stimulus), and then an association develops between the original stimulus and the reaction (after which the neutral stimulus is then referred to as the conditioned stimulus). The chemicals used in chemotherapy (unconditioned stimulus) are what naturally cause nausea and vomiting; however, sometimes food eaten soon after receiving chemotherapy treatment (neutral stimulus) can be associated with the feeling of illness caused by the chemo, then leading the patient to develop an aversion to that particular food item (now a conditioned stimulus). Typically, classical conditioning requires multiple pairings of the unconditioned and neutral stimulus; however, learned taste aversions can develop after a single pairing, because the body is biologically prepared to develop these.
The stimulus for saliva production is usually the smell, sight, or taste of food, which activates the salivary glands. The response is the secretion of saliva into the mouth to facilitate the process of chewing and swallowing food.
For classical conditioning to occur a neutral stimulus must be paired with an unconditioned stimulus. The neutral stimulus is initially meaningless to the organism but becomes associated with the unconditioned stimulus after the two are repeatedly paired together. This process of association is known as classical conditioning. The following are the components needed for classical conditioning to occur: A neutral stimulus An unconditioned stimulus A response ReinforcementThe neutral stimulus is something that does not initially produce a response. It is usually a sound taste or smell. The unconditioned stimulus is something that naturally produces a response. It is usually a food or something that causes pain or discomfort. The response is the reaction to the unconditioned stimulus such as salivating or flinching. Reinforcement is the use of rewards or punishments to strengthen the association between the neutral stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus.
Taste buds can become desensitized over time to long-lasting gum flavors, resulting in a diminished perception of the taste. This is due to a phenomenon called sensory adaptation, where continuous exposure to a stimulus decreases its ability to evoke a response from the taste buds.
'Stimulus' is the correct spelling.
The difference between an external stimulus and an internal stimulus is that an external stimulus is a stimulus that comes from outside an organism. But an internal stumulus is a stimulus that comes from inside an organism. An example for an external stimulus can be that when you are cold, you put on a jacket. An example for an internal stimulus is that when you feel hungry, you eat food.
The characteristics are modality (type of stimulus), intensity (strength of stimulus), duration (length of stimulus), and location (where the stimulus occurred).
Absolute threshold is the smallest level of energy required by an external stimulus to be detectable by the human senses, including vision, hearing, taste, smell and touch