SENSORY ADAPTATION

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a reduction in response to stimuli after a prolonged exposure. This adaptation may be specific or general one.

SENSORY ADAPTATION: "Sensory adaptation occurs after a prolonged exposure to a certain wavelength of a stimulus."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. STIMULUS (literally “goad”)
  2. REACTION TIME (Response Latency)
  3. HABIT
  4. ATARACTIC (Atanndc)
  5. CEREBRAL CORTEX
  6. ESTHETICS
  7. REINFORCEMENT (Reward and Punishment)
  8. GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME
  9. SET
  10. SPECIFIC ENERGIES
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "SENSORY ADAPTATION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/sensory-adaptation/ (accessed May 28, 2022).

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