HABITUATION

Habituation

Habituation is a decrease in response to a stimulus after repeated presentations. As a procedure, habituation is the repeated presentation of an eliciting stimulus that results in the decline of the elicited behavior . This can be rooted from one becoming accustomed to a stimulus to such an extent, that one is simply less responsive or reactive to the stimulus. This process is gradual and is caused after prolonged exposure to the said stimulus. This can include a new ring tone which may grab our attention quicker than an old ring tone to which we are well-adapted. For example, a medical student finding the shock of treating a cut to decrease after multiple ...

The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Habituation
and as such is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

habituation

Noun

  1. The act of habituating, or accustoming; the state of being habituated.


The above text is a snippet from Wiktionary: habituation
and as such is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

Need help with a clue?
Try your search in the crossword dictionary!