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habituation

Translations

habituationnoun
habituations
pl
habituationTerme général et psychologique.
The habituation to the loud noises in the city made it easier for her to sleep at night.
L'habituation aux bruits forts de la ville lui a permis de mieux dormir la nuit.
Additional translations
accoutumanceEmploi courant pour l'idée de s'habituer progressivement à quelque chose.
Synonyms
acclimatization
conditioning
desensitization
familiarization
adaptation

Definitions

habituationnoun
The process of becoming accustomed to something through repeated exposure or experience.
The habituation to the loud noises in the city made it easier for her to sleep at night.
A psychological process where an organism decreases or ceases its responses to a stimulus after repeated presentations.
The habituation of the lab rats to the sound meant they no longer reacted to it after several trials.
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