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===Definition===
 
===Definition===
The [[occurrent]] or continuant (i.e., the thingie) which elicits activity from the subject in the experiment. (The desired behavior in response to the stimulus is found in the instructions.)
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The role of a stimulus in a [[Behavioral Experimental Paradigm Condition]] is attributed to the object(s) which are presented to the subject in a controlled manner in the context of the experiment.
 
 
Alternatively: the [[role]] of a stimulus in a behavioral experiment is attributed to the [[processual entity]] or [[continuant]] which elicits activity from the subject in the context of the experiment.
 
 
 
A specific, physical stimulus presented to the subject during the experimental condition.
 
  
 
===Definition Source===
 
===Definition Source===
JT
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JT and AL
  
 
===Synonyms===
 
===Synonyms===
  
 
===Parent Entity===
 
===Parent Entity===
BFO: Realizable_entity
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BFO: [http://jowl.ontologyonline.org/bfo.html?owlClass=http%3A//www.ifomis.org/bfo/1.1/snap%23Role Role]
  
 
===Example===   
 
===Example===   
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In an auditory oddball experiment, tones are the stimuli, which are categorized as either non-target (low frequency) or target (high-frequency) tones.  The distinction of whether the stimulus is a target or non-target is qualified by the stimulus role.
  
In an auditory oddball paradigm, the role of the stimulus is usually filled by the auditory tone or clusters that are played to the subject.  
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===Logical Restrictions===  
  
===Relations to other CogPo Terms===   
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===Comments===
An experimental condition requires something that plays the role of a stimulus.
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Not all stimuli have more specific roles than just being the stimulus; in these cases, the stimulus is simply a generic stimulus. A stimulus may also have experiment-specific import to the subject, as reflected in playing the role of a reward or feedback.
  
===UsageNote=== 
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We define a stimulus as a role so that ontologies of tones, lights, pictures, and other "things" can be imported as references to the objects which play the role of stimulus in a given experimental condition.
In BrainMap (2009) this is similar to "stimulus type".
 
  
===Comments=== 
 
We deine it as a role so that ontologies of tones, lights, pictures, etc. can be used as references to the objects which play the role of stimulus.
 
 
 
===Created Date===   
 
===Created Date===   
 
2009/11/12   
 
2009/11/12   
  
 
===Curator===   
 
===Curator===   
JT
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JT and AL
  
 
===Curation Status===   
 
===Curation Status===   
pending_final_vetting 
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curation complete Dec 2010
  
===URI===
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===URI===
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http://www.cogpo.org/ontologies/CogPOver1.owl#COGPO_00135
  
 
===Related Concepts===
 
===Related Concepts===
i.e., these are other items which can play the role of a stimulus
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*[[Stimulus]]
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*[[Implicit Stimulus]]
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*[[Explicit Stimulus]]
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*[[Stimulus Modality]]
  
*[[Tones]]
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===Sub-Classes===
*[[Tone Clusters]]
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{{#ask: [[Category:Condition Edit]] [[Parent Entity::Stimulus Role]]
*[[Words]]
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|format=table
*[[Faces]]
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}}
*[[False Fonts]]
 
*[[Heat]]
 
*[[Odor]]
 

Latest revision as of 11:02, 18 February 2011

Definition

The role of a stimulus in a Behavioral Experimental Paradigm Condition is attributed to the object(s) which are presented to the subject in a controlled manner in the context of the experiment.

Definition Source

JT and AL

Synonyms

Parent Entity

BFO: Role

Example

In an auditory oddball experiment, tones are the stimuli, which are categorized as either non-target (low frequency) or target (high-frequency) tones. The distinction of whether the stimulus is a target or non-target is qualified by the stimulus role.

Logical Restrictions

Comments

Not all stimuli have more specific roles than just being the stimulus; in these cases, the stimulus is simply a generic stimulus. A stimulus may also have experiment-specific import to the subject, as reflected in playing the role of a reward or feedback.

We define a stimulus as a role so that ontologies of tones, lights, pictures, and other "things" can be imported as references to the objects which play the role of stimulus in a given experimental condition.

Created Date

2009/11/12

Curator

JT and AL

Curation Status

curation complete Dec 2010

URI

http://www.cogpo.org/ontologies/CogPOver1.owl#COGPO_00135

Related Concepts

Sub-Classes

{{#ask: Parent Entity::Stimulus Role |format=table }}