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appetitive stimulus
appetitive stimulus An appetitive stimulus is something that naturally attracts approach or consumption because it is experienced as rewarding or desirable.
An appetitive stimulus is something that naturally attracts approach or consumption because it is experienced as rewarding or desirable. In the source example, normal salty fluid acted as an appetitive stimulus because it promoted intake, in contrast to highly concentrated salt solution, which became aversive.