Definitions for habituation
həˌbɪtʃ uˈeɪ ʃənha·bit·u·a·tion

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1. addiction, dependence, dependance, dependency, habituationnoun

   being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

2. habituationnoun

   a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions

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1. habituationnoun

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

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1. Habituation

   Habituation is a form of non-associative learning in which an innate (non-reinforced) response to a stimulus decreases after repeated or prolonged presentations of that stimulus. Responses that habituate include those that involve the intact organism (e.g., full-body startle response) or those that involve only components of the organism (e.g., habituation of neurotransmitter release from in vitro Aplysia sensory neurons). The broad ubiquity of habituation across all biologic phyla has resulted in it being called "the simplest, most universal form of learning...as fundamental a characteristic of life as DNA." Functionally-speaking, by diminishing the response to an inconsequential stimulus, habituation is thought to free-up cognitive resources to other stimuli that are associated with biologically important events (i.e., punishment/reward). For example, organisms may habituate to repeated sudden loud noises when they learn these have no consequences. A progressive decline of a behavior in a habituation procedure may also reflect nonspecific effects such as fatigue, which must be ruled out when the interest is in habituation. Habituation is clinically relevant, as a number of neuropsychiatric conditions, including autism, schizophrenia, migraine, and Tourette's, show reductions in habituation to a variety of stimulus-types both simple (tone) and complex (faces).

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1. habituation

   Habituation is a psychological learning process wherein there is a decrease in response to a stimulus after being repeatedly exposed to it. This decrease in response is not due to sensory adaptation or fatigue, but more to a diminishment of the emotional or behavioral response to the stimulus. It allows organisms to focus on stimuli that are new and therefore, likely more relevant to survival and everyday life.

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1. Habituationnoun

   the act of habituating, or accustoming; the state of being habituated

2. Etymology: [Cf. F. habituation.]

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1. 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 an old ring tone which may grab our attention quicker than a new ring tone to which we are not well-adapted. For example, a medical student finding the shock of treating a cut to decrease after multiple presentations is experiencing the process of habituation. The opposite is the process of sensitization, an increase of the elicited behavior from repeated presentation of a stimulus. There may also be an initial increase followed by a decline of the elicited behavior. Another related phenomenon is stimulus generalization, when habituation occurs in response to other stimuli that are similar to the original stimulus. The opposing process, stimulus discrimination, is when habituation does not occur to other stimuli that are dissimilar to the original stimulus. A progressive decline of a behavior in a habituation procedure may also reflect nonspecific effects such as fatigue, which must be ruled out when the interest is in habituation as a learning process.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of habituation in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of habituation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of habituation in a Sentence

1. Aristotle:

   Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Habituation
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habituation
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/habituation
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=habituation
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
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