habituation
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Definition(s):
- (n) being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
- (n) a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions
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Usage(s):
- The problem with habituation is that it can also lead us to go to the other extreme, worrying not too much but too little.
- Normally, repeated exposure to the same experiences or images leads to habituation, or reduced response.
- What does concern parents, administrators and doctors is the possibility of psychological habituation.
Quotes
- "Psychologists call this habituation, economists call it declining marginal utility and the rest of us call it marriage," Gilbert writes.on Apr 17, 2007 By: Daniel Gilbert Source: The Age
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