habituation
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7.5
- noun
- /həˈbɪtʃuˌeɪʃən/
- Specialized
- Repeated visits to the bustling market led to the child's habituation to the crowds, and he felt comfortable exploring.
- habituation to the novelty
- rapid habituation
- habituation period
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- So I think we shall participate and do real gorilla habituation experience.
- I have to imagine that it makes sense you would get some habituation with that repeated exposure.
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- OK, now what people are actually seeing that is problematic, undeniably, is habituation of sharks.
- But you you get the the, the idea that it's habituation and the exercise of choice.
- But but you know, it's just like when we start to do the same things every day, we, we, it's the scientific term is habituation.
Examples
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One acquires one's disposition through habituation, and the virtues themselves are dispositions (or characteristics).
Academic text (1994) -
After weeks of exposure to loud noises, the dog showed clear signs of habituation, no longer reacting with fear.
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Tests began 1 hour after the first pair of animals was brought to the habituation room.
Academic text (2016) -
Animals were tested in the order they were brought into the room for habituation.
Academic text (2016) -
Neurobiologists believe that habituation is the most common form of learning.
Academic text (1992) -
People learn to ignore stimuli that have lost meaning or novelty through habituation.
Academic text (1992) -
The students experienced habituation to their teacher's voice, becoming less responsive during long lectures.
Synonyms
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3.3
Getting used to a new situation or condition
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3.9
A process of changing to fit new conditions
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6.9
A process that makes someone less sensitive to pain or strong feelings by repeated exposure
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7.0
Getting used to a new climate, place, or altitude so your body works better
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6.5
Becoming used to a new climate, place or situation as your body and actions change
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4.4
Learning how something works until you feel comfortable using it
Becoming used to something unpleasant or difficult
Antonyms
How Accustomed
Surface Forms
Morphology
habituation = habituate (transparent) = habitu + ion
Formed from the verb 'habituate' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ion'; the meaning 'process of becoming accustomed' follows directly from the base.
Etymology
Habituation comes from the same root as habit, from the old Latin root habitu- meaning 'be used to' or 'have'. So, when you meet the same sound or place again and again, you get used to it and your reaction becomes smaller.