habituating

Meanings

• verb

  The process by which an organism or person adjusts to and regularly engages in a certain behavior or environment.

  - "After a few weeks of practice, she had habituated herself to waking up early."
  - "The children needed time to habituate to their new school."

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Synonyms

accustom , inure

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Variants

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habituate , habituated , habituates , habituating

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Etymology

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Derived from the Latin word 'habituare', meaning 'to accustom, make accustomed, make used to'.

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Trivia

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1. Habituation is not only a psychological concept but also applies to physiological processes, such as the process of becoming desensitized to pain.

2. In some cases, habituation can lead to tolerance, where an organism requires increasingly stronger stimuli to elicit the same response.

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Related Concepts

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1. Sensitization: A contrasting concept to habituation, where an organism becomes more responsive to a stimulus over time instead of less responsive.

2. Classical Conditioning: A learning process that involves pairing a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus to create a conditioned response.

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In psychology, habituation is a crucial concept that explains how organisms adapt to stimuli over time. It is often studied in the context of sensory perception and learning.

How to Memorize "habituating"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the process of adjusting to a new behavior or environment as a gradual and natural adaptation.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the concept of habituation with the idea of becoming accustomed or familiar with something over time.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym HABIT to remember the definition: Habituation is the process of becoming Accustomed to a Behavior or environment In Time.

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