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perception
Your brain prioritizes survival by ignoring constant input.
The phenomenon of habituation shows that after repeated exposure to a stimulus, an innate behavioral response significantly diminishes over time.
Habituation is defined by changes in behavior, such as response probability or duration, and must be distinguished from sensory adaptation or physiological fatigue.
You are blind to everything that stays the same.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Rankin et al., 2009
- What the check found
- Habituation is characterized by a decrease in behavioral response. The claim incorrectly frames it as a measure of neural response, which overlaps with sensory adaptation.
- Confidence
- Solid, with limits
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