Behavioral habituation /sensitization

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Contents 1 Used for 2 See for 3 Broader Terms 4 Narrower Terms 5 Related Terms 6 Scope Note

Used for

behavioral habituation, behavioral sensitization

See for

reverse tolerance

Broader Terms

learning

Narrower Terms

drug habituation

Related Terms

conditioning, craving, pharmacology

Scope Note

tendency of a response to decrease (habituation) or increase (sensitization) with repeated exposure to a stimulus, stressor, or drug; usually applies to whole organisms, but can apply to physiologic or cellular events; compare to BEHAVIORAL EXTINCTION.

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