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habituation

noun as in naturalization

noun as in reappearance

noun as in recurrence

noun as in restatement

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One memory decayed much faster than the other -- a form of memory loss necessary for habituation, the researchers noted.

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In addition, binging on breakup songs can be part of “a habituation process” that reduces the intensity of feelings associated with a romantic split, Sbarra said.

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And so, this is about habituation and conditioning.

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It presents evidence of their importance in tactile courtship, noting that habituation and neural adaptation likely favor variation in mate choice signals such as their intensity, duration, and timing.

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We also noticed that habituation and change occurs, comparable to the aforementioned example of the new building.

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