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What Are the Two Main Components of Cultural Anthropology

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What are the two main components of cultural anthropology?


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Habituation

The process by which a person or animal becomes accustomed to a stimulus after repeated exposure, leading to a decrease in response.

Higher-order Conditioning

A classical conditioning process where a conditioned stimulus is paired with a neutral stimulus to elicit a conditioned response without the need for the original unconditioned stimulus.

Sensitization

The increased responsiveness of a sensory system to a stimulus, usually following repeated exposure to that stimulus.

Behavioral Contrast

A phenomenon where a change in conditions results in an opposite change in behavior, often observed in operant conditioning experiments.

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