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Analyze the following instances and answer the questions.

• a thorn accidentally pierces the foot


• the leg is withdrawn.


• the thorn is taken out slowly.


Write the stimuli and responses.

Thorn accidentally pierces the foot is stimuli and leg withdrawn is a response to stimuli.

Stimuli - Anything you can think of that you can recognize by touch, thought or action. It can be auditory, visual or mixed. As the thorn pierces the leg we feel the pain in our leg. This is stimuli.


Responses- The reaction to the above stimuli. It could be motor or control responses in our brain that we may be aware or unaware of. When we feel the pain we withdraw our leg. This is a response.


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