Psychology / Unit 5 Psych 0493 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Habituation
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The idea
Habituation is a decrease in response to a stimulus after repeated harmless exposure to it.
In practice
A new refrigerator hum is noticed all evening on the first day and unnoticed by the third.
Where people slip
Habituation is learning, unlike sensory adaptation. The receptors are still responding fully.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
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