单词 | startle response |
释义 | startle responsen. An involuntary reaction to a sudden stimulus; spec. = startle reflex n. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > [noun] > involuntary, caused by emotion startc1330 startling1572 sursault1598 jump1879 startle response1933 the world > life > biology > biological processes > action of nervous system > [noun] > reflex action > type of ankle jerk1882 spinal reflex1898 research knee-jerk1899 Hoffmann('s) reflex1900 unconditioned reflex1906 startle reflex1917 startle response1933 1933 Univ. Iowa Stud. Child Welfare 7 103 To loud, sudden noises a fairly consistent ‘startle’ response has been observed very early. 1963 D. Rethlingshafer Motivation as Related to Personality vii. 135 Extreme hunger also enhanced the degree of the startle response to an auditory stimulus. 1997 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 21 Oct. f4/3 In normal subjects, the ‘startle’ response was greater when the noise was heard while viewing an unpleasant picture. 2012 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 279 1905/1 Inter-individual difference and intra-individual stability have recently been demonstrated in startle-response durations in the beadlet sea anemone. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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