Definition of exteroceptive in English:
exteroceptive
adjectiveˌɛkstərə(ʊ)ˈsɛptɪvˌekstərōˈseptiv
Physiology Relating to stimuli that are external to an organism.
Compare with interoceptive
Example sentencesExamples
- Eventual dissipation of somatic dissociation or a diversion of attention to somatic or exteroceptive processes brings the individual's OBE to an end.
- In addition, he assigned a primary role to positive reinforcement by avoidance - response-produced stimuli and/or by exteroceptive stimuli that are contingent on the avoidance response.
- The multitude of other mechanoreceptors act mainly as proprioceptors although some encode both proprioceptive and exteroceptive information.
- The primate ventral prefrontal cortex contains two densely interconnected subregions: a lateral/orbital cortex processing primarily sensory/exteroceptive information, and a ventromedial cortex processing primarily visceroappetitive/interoceptive information.
- During those sessions in which a switch in reinforcer type occurred at the midpoint of the session, no exteroceptive stimulus accompanied the switch.
Derivatives
noun
Physiology One of the most obvious aspects of Leib is exteroception.
Example sentencesExamples
- Interoception, the perception of stimuli inside the body, and exteroception, the perception of stimuli outside the body, fill the gap beneath data and divide Maslows physiological needs.
- The neuroanatomical studies indicate that NO-cGMP signaling is involved in modalities as diverse as vision, olfaction, taste, hearing, and tactile exteroception.
noun
Physiology Thus exteroceptivity demands that stimuli be given a shape; the consciousness of the body invades the body, the soul spreads over all its parts, and behaviour overspills its central sector.
Example sentencesExamples
- Exteroceptivity can only be exercised in collaboration with interoceptivity.
Origin
Early 20th century: probably a blend of exterior or external and receptive.