Internet pornography often provides artificial stimuli that are more potent than the stimuli we have evolved to encounter with these stimuli being called __________ stimuli.

Question

Internet pornography often provides artificial stimuli that are more potent than the stimuli we have evolved to encounter with these stimuli being called __________ stimuli.

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Supernormal stimuli refer to exaggerated stimuli which elicit a stronger response than the natural stimuli for which an organism has evolved. In the context of internet pornography, it provides an artificially potent stimulus that exceeds natural encounters, thus being termed as supernormal.

Internet Pornography Often Provides Artificial Stimuli That Are More Potent