habituation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the process of forming a habit through repeated action or exposure

   Aristotle argues that moral character is formed through habituation.

2. 2
   noun

   psychology: a reduced response after repeated exposure to the same stimulus

   The infant's declining attention showed habituation to the repeated sound.

From Middle English habituacioun and Medieval Latin habituatio, from habituare, "to bring into a condition or habit."

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