Differentiate between Stimulus and Response.
Stimulus | Response |
1. Stimulus events are asynchronous and aperiodic. | 1. The reaction to specific stimuli is known as a response. Physical, biological, or behavioral responses are possible. |
2. A stimulus is an event or circumstance that causes an organism to react. | 2. A response is the organism's response to a stimulus. |
3. For most plants, for example, sunlight acts as a stimulant, causing them to grow or move toward it. | 3. In a question and answer interaction, what follows after the question is an example of a response. |