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HABITUATION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-07-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- habituation 1, record 1, English, habituation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... it is the simplest form of learning. Unlike the other forms, habituation involves not the acquisition of new responses but the loss of old ones. If an animal is given a stimulus which is not associated with any reward or punishment, it ceases to respond. (MANBE, 1979, p. 233). 2, record 1, English, - habituation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... habituation is sometimes applied to cases of response decrement in which any absent reinforcement has not been identified. 3, record 1, English, - habituation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- accoutumance
1, record 1, French, accoutumance
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- adaptation négative 2, record 1, French, adaptation%20n%C3%A9gative
correct, feminine noun
- habituation 3, record 1, French, habituation
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Extinction graduelle d'une réaction héréditaire, consécutive à la présentation répétitive d'une situation ou d'un stimulus qui évoque cette réaction, dans des conditions où aucun renforcement - positif ou négatif - n'intervient. 4, record 1, French, - accoutumance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Thorpe a défini cet événement, qu'on appelle «accoutumance», comme une diminution de longue durée de la réaction qui est la conséquence d'une excitation répétée, non suivie d'une situation d'excitation qui aboutit au dressage. 5, record 1, French, - accoutumance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «habituation» est un calque de l'anglais. Cependant, son usage est répandu, en particulier dans la bibliographie récente en psychologie et en éthologie. 6, record 1, French, - accoutumance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comportamiento animal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- habituación
1, record 1, Spanish, habituaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Disminución progresiva de la respuesta provocada por un estímulo, debida a la frecuencia con que éste se repite. 2, record 1, Spanish, - habituaci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-08-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- habituation
1, record 2, English, habituation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The continuing use of a substance to maintain a sense of psychological and emotional well-being. 2, record 2, English, - habituation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Addiction refers to the deep-seated dependence of the body's tissues upon a drug [and implies an increase in dose]. 3, record 2, English, - habituation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Enormous difficulties have been encountered in trying to apply ... definitions of addiction and habituation because of the wide variations in the pattern of use. [In] 1964, the World Health Organization recommended a new standard that replaces both the term drug addiction and the term drug habituation with the term drug dependence. 4, record 2, English, - habituation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- accoutumance
1, record 2, French, accoutumance
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
État résultant de la consommation répétée d'une drogue. 2, record 2, French, - accoutumance
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] l'assuétude est souvent confondue avec l'accoutumance. Elle implique, elle, la notion de besoin, qui associe dépendance psychique et physique. 3, record 2, French, - accoutumance
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología (Generalidades)
- Drogas y toxicomanía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- habituación
1, record 2, Spanish, habituaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- hábito 2, record 2, Spanish, h%C3%A1bito
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Deseo, generalmente sin carácter compulsivo, de tomar [una] droga, sin apenas tendencia a aumentar la dosis. 2, record 2, Spanish, - habituaci%C3%B3n
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Suele ser el caso, por ejemplo, de drogas como el tabaco o el café. 2, record 2, Spanish, - habituaci%C3%B3n
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-08-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- habituation
1, record 3, English, habituation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- accoutumance
1, record 3, French, accoutumance
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- résistance 2, record 3, French, r%C3%A9sistance
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processus par lequel un organisme vivant ou une société tolère progressivement des modifications de l'environnement. 3, record 3, French, - accoutumance
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ecología (Generalidades)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- habituación
1, record 3, Spanish, habituaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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