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Thursday, March 30, 2023

Important points about Habituation in Animals


⏺Habituation is a type of learning in which an organism ____________ to a stimulus after repeated exposure.

Answer: decreases its response

⏺Habituation occurs in a wide range of animals, including ____________.

Answer: humans, birds, fish, and invertebrates

⏺Habituation is a ____________ process.

Answer: passive

⏺The ____________ the exposure to a stimulus, the greater the habituation.

Answer: longer

⏺Habituation can occur in response to both ____________ and ____________ stimuli.

Answer: sensory, cognitive

⏺Habituation is often used in ____________ therapy to treat anxiety disorders.

Answer: exposure

⏺Habituation is a form of ____________ learning.

Answer: non-associative

⏺The process of habituation is not ____________.

Answer: intentional

⏺Inhabituation, the habituated response can ____________ if the stimulus changes.

Answer: reappear

⏺Sensitization can occur when habituation has ____________.

Answer: weakened

⏺Dishabituation occurs when a ____________ stimulus is presented after habituation to a different stimulus.

Answer: novel

⏺__________ is a classic example of habituation.

Answer: The startle response

⏺Habituation is thought to be due to ____________ changes in the nervous system.

Answer: synaptic

⏺Inhabituation is a type of habituation that occurs when the organism's response is reduced to a ____________ stimulus.

Answer: specific

⏺Habituation can occur in response to ____________ stimuli.

Answer: painful

⏺Inhabituation can be ____________ or ____________.

Answer: short-term, long-term

⏺The ____________ of the stimulus can affect habituation.

Answer: intensity

⏺Habituation is an ____________ process that allows organisms to conserve energy.

Answer: adaptive

⏺In ____________ habituation, the organism habituates to a specific feature of the stimulus.

Answer: elemental

⏺The ____________ of habituation can vary depending on the stimulus.

Answer: rate

⏺Some studies have suggested that habituation may play a role in ____________ processing.

Answer: attentional

⏺Habituation is often used in studies of ____________ behavior.

Answer: animal

⏺Habituation is often studied in the context of ____________.

Answer: neurobiology

⏺Habituation can be ____________ or ____________ depending on the stimulus and the organism.

Answer: fast, slow

⏺Inhabituation can occur to ____________ and ____________ stimuli.

Answer: auditory, visual

⏺Habituation can occur in response to ____________ stimuli, such as temperature and humidity.

Answer: environmental

⏺Habituation can be influenced by ____________ factors, such as age and genetics.

Answer: individual

⏺Habituation can be disrupted by the use of ____________.

Answer: drugs

⏺The ____________ of the stimulus can affect habituation.

Answer: frequency

⏺___________ habituation occurs when the organism habituates to multiple stimuli at once.

Answer: Generalized