AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In habituation, behavioral responsiveness to a test stimulus decreases with repetition. It has the important function of enabling us to ignore repetitive, irrelevant stimuli so that we can remain responsive to sporadic stimuli, typically of greater significance.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Habituation is the reduction of a behavioral response to a stimulus after repeated presentations of that stimulus (Rankin et al., 2009). Habituation can occur to stimuli detected by any of your senses. You may become habituated to loud sounds, bright lights, strong odors, or physical touch.

Detailed explanation-4: -Habituation is defined as a behavioral response decrement that results from repeated stimulation and that does not involve sensory adaptation/sensory fatigue or motor fatigue.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.