AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Habituation. Habituation is a simple form of learning in which an animal stops responding to a stimulus, or cue, after a period of repeated exposure. This is a form of non-associative learning, meaning that the stimulus is not linked with any punishment or reward.

Detailed explanation-2: -For example, rock squirrels are a commonly habituated animal in the park. If a person comes close trying to take a picture, the squirrel will scamper away. After this happens many times, the squirrel becomes less afraid of people, and a person can come closer before the squirrel leaves.

Detailed explanation-3: -Habituation is a form of non-associative learning in which an innate (non-reinforced) response to a stimulus decreases after repeated or prolonged presentations of that stimulus.

Detailed explanation-4: -Habitualization is just a big fancy word for creating habits based on stimulation in your environment. One of the best examples children learn is of a dog who, when he heard a bell would come running because he knew that the bell mean food.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are two types of habituation-short-term and long-term.