to elicit a response
21Direct response marketing — is a form of marketing designed to solicit a direct response which is specific and quantifiable. The delivery of the response is direct between the viewer and the advertiser, that is, the customer responds to the marketer directly. This is in… …
22Direct-response marketing — is a form of marketing designed to solicit a direct response which is specific and quantifiable. The delivery of the response is direct between the viewer and the advertiser, that is, the customer responds to the marketer directly. This is in… …
23Lymphoproliferative response — is a specific immune response that entails rapid T cell replication. Standard antigens, such as tetanus toxoid, that elicit this response are used in lab tests of immune competence [http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi… …
24illicit, licit, elicit — As is suggested in the entry ILLEGAL, illicit means unlawful, not sanctioned or authorized, improper : Millie was accused of being an illicit trader in cigarettes. You are in illicit territory because this area is off bounds to all personnel.… …
25Plantar response — The plantar response, also known as the Babinski response, is an important neurologic examination based upon what the toes do when the sole (the plantar surface) of the foot is stroked. If the big toe goes up, that may well mean trouble. The… …
26Babinski response — An important neurologic examination based upon what the big toe does when the sole of the foot is stroked. If the big toe goes up, that may mean trouble. The Babinski response is obtained by stimulating the external portion (the outside) of the… …
27Orienting response — The orienting response, also called orienting reflex, is an organism s immediate response to a change in its environment, when that change is not sudden enough to elicit the startle reflex. The phenomenon was first described by Russian… …
28call something forth — elicit a response few things call forth more compassion * * * ˌcall sthˈforth derived (formal) to produce a particular reaction • His speech called forth an angry response. Main entry: ↑calld …
29animal learning — ▪ zoology Introduction the alternation of behaviour as a result of individual experience. When an organism can perceive and change its behaviour, it is said to learn. That animals can learn seems to go without saying. The cat that… …
30Appraisal theory — Reasoning and understanding of one’s emotional reaction becomes important for future appraisals as well. The important aspect of the appraisal theory is that it accounts for individual variances of emotional reactions to the same event. [Smith,… …
