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Concept in biology and psychology
A supernormal stimulus or superstimulus is an exaggerated version of a stimulus to which there is an existing response tendency, or any stimulus that elicits a response more strongly than the stimulus for which it evolved. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Supernormal stimulusA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Comic book bodies are supernormal stimuli: Comparison of DC, Marvel, and actual humans.Influential work since 2022
- Read the landmark paper: Nestling competition, rather than supernormal stimulus, explains the success of parasitic brown-headed cowbird chicks in yellow warbler nestsCited 127 times
- Go sideways: Fixed action patternA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Brood parasitismA closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Nestling competition, rather than supernormal stimulus, explains the success of parasitic brown-headed cowbird chicks in yellow warbler nests
Mate selection in the moth Neoleucinodes elegantalis: evidence for a supernormal chemical stimulus in sexual attraction
Does supernormal stimulus influence parental behaviour of the cuckoo's host?
Baboon sexual swellings and male response: A possible operational mammalian supernormal stimulus and response interaction
Blue–Green Eggs in Pied Flycatchers: An Experimental Demonstration that a Supernormal Stimulus Elicits Improved Nestling Condition
Cone dysfunction and supernormal scotopic electroretinogram with a high-intensity stimulus
THE RED GAPE OF THE NESTLING CUCKOO (CUCULUS CANORUS) IS NOT A SUPERNORMAL STIMULUS FOR THREE COMMON HOSTS
Supernormal Stimuli and Responses
🆕 Influential since 2022
Comic book bodies are supernormal stimuli: Comparison of DC, Marvel, and actual humans.
Experience Characteristics of Digital Fashion Products and Service from the Perspective of Supernormal Stimuli
Supernormal Stimulus Begging Calls of Brood‐Parasitic Nestlings Depress the Parental Care in an Uncommon Host
Audience Forming Relationship with Virtual Influencers: Factors from Supernormal Stimuli and Attraction
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