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habituation

noun as in adaptation

noun as in naturalization

noun as in reappearance

noun as in recurrence

noun as in reoccurrence

noun as in restatement

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Up until recently, habituation -- a simple form of learning -- was deemed the exclusive domain of complex organisms with brains and nervous systems, such as worms, insects, birds, and mammals.

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.

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.

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

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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