News tagged with supernormal stimuli

Playing on our instincts: Psychology professor says 'supernormal stimuli' drive many unnatural urges

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have long known that lab animals’ behavior can be manipulated by artificially stimulating their natural instincts. Over-stimulating animals can provoke such extreme responses that ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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