habituation
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uˈeɪ noun
1.
the act of habituating.
2.
the condition of being habituated.
3.
physiological tolerance to or psychological dependence on a drug, short of addiction.
4.
reduction of psychological or behavioral response occurring when a specific stimulus occurs repeatedly.
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| 1. | the act or process of habituating |
| 2. | psychol Compare extinction the temporary waning of an innate response that occurs when it is elicited many times in succession |
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Medical Dictionary
habituation ha·bit·u·a·tion (hə-bĭch'&oomacr;-ā'shən)
n.
The process of habituating or the state of being habituated.
Physiological tolerance to a drug resulting from repeated use.
Psychological dependence on a drug.
The decline of a conditioned response following repeated exposure to the conditioned stimulus.
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Science Dictionary
habituation (hə-bĭch' -ā'shən) Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
It is the habituation to human company that both causes and disguises the threat that chimpanzees will harm humans.
The goal of the treatment is habituation, a form of learning in which a response to a stimulus diminishes with repeated exposure.
Once they experiment a few times, habituation rears its ugly head.
Because of their inquisitiveness and habituation to human feeding, the herds can be encountered right along the roads.
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