habituator en · NOUN
Etymology
From habituate + -or.
Meanings
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One who habituates, or becomes used to a stimulus.
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.
1992, Marc H. Bornstein, Michael E. Lamb, Development in Infancy: An Introduction, page 246:
- A device that produces noise, used as an implant to treat tinnitus.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| habituators | Number=Plur | lexicographic |