AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Habituation is defined as a decrement in response as a result of repeated stimulation not due to peripheral processes like receptor adaptation or muscular fatigue.

Detailed explanation-2: -The term “habituation” is understood by many in neuroscience to refer to any decrease in responsiveness to a repeated stimulus, a form of nonassociative learning.

Detailed explanation-3: -Habituation is a psychological learning process wherein there is a decrease in response to a stimulus after being repeatedly exposed to it. This concept states that an animal or a human may learn to ignore a stimulus because of repeated exposure to it.

Detailed explanation-4: -Comparator theory of habituation suggests that our brain creates a model of the expected stimulus. With continued presentations, the stimulus is compared to the model and, if it matches, the response is inhibited.