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Social trigger: a person or relationship that serves as an
Social trigger: a person or relationship that serves as an activation mechanism for behavior through social presence, physiological arousal, and reputational cost, operating through fundamentally different mechanisms than digital or environmental triggers
Why This Is a Definition
This definition clearly names the term 'social trigger', states its genus (a type of trigger), and specifies its differentia (operating through social presence, physiological arousal, and reputational cost rather than digital/environmental mechanisms). It distinguishes social triggers from other types of triggers and establishes the precise semantic boundary within the curriculum's vocabulary.