Draws out, evokes, or obtains (information, a response, or a feeling) through questioning or specific means.
Third person singular present tense of 'elicit' (from Latin 'elicere' meaning 'to draw out'). The '-s' suffix indicates third person singular conjugation.
When researchers say a stimulus 'elicits' a specific response, they're describing something predictable and measurable—this language transformed psychology from describing vague states to identifying precise cause-and-effect relationships.
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