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What type of behavior leads to a decrease in an animal's response after being exposed repeatedly to a stimulus that has no positive or negative consequences?
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Habituation is a form of learning in which an organism decreases or ceases its responses to a stimulus after repeated or prolonged presentations. This is a basic form of adaptive behavior that essentially involves the organism "getting used to" a certain stimulus. Show more…
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