Habituator
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Habituator is a noun meaning One who habituates, or becomes used to a stimulus.
Meaning
One who habituates, or becomes used to a stimulus.
More Meanings
- A device that produces noise, used as an implant to treat tinnitus.
Example Sentences
The baby in the top panel looks a lot at the stimulus at first and then rapidly and consistently declines in looking to habituate; this baby exemplifies a rapid habituator who shows a linear, or exponential, decrease in looking.
Word Forms
- habituators
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include habituee, familiarizer, acclimator, inhabitor, practitioner, acclimatizer.
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