Psychology of Learning: How Habits Get Built
Why rewards, signals, punishments and role models shape what we do, and what that means for studying, parenting and breaking habits.
Psychology of Learning · 50 questions
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1. You stop noticing a ticking clock after a while, yet notice instantly when it stops. What does this show?
- Habituation, not a loss of hearing
- Sensory damage caused by the ticking
- Growing sensitization to the clock
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Answer: Habituation, not a loss of hearing
Habituation is a learned drop in response to a harmless repeated stimulus; the brain still tracks it, which is why any change grabs attention.
2. After a nearby explosion, you jump at small noises you would normally ignore. What is this called?
- Sensitization
- Extinction
- Habituation
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Answer: Sensitization
A strong or threatening stimulus temporarily heightens responses to many other stimuli, the opposite direction to habituation.
3. A baby has stopped reacting to a rattle. A sudden new sound plays, and now the baby reacts to the rattle again. This renewed response is called:
- Generalization
- Spontaneous recovery
- Dishabituation
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Answer: Dishabituation
A novel stimulus can restore a habituated response, showing the drop was due to learning, not inability to respond.
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