Define Habituation

question 30

Short Answer

Define habituation. What is the synaptic basis of the habituation response?

Understand the psychological and physiological responses to stress.

Recognize the correlation between stress, arousal levels, and performance, including the inverted-U hypothesis.

Learn about the adaptive and maladaptive coping mechanisms in response to stress.

Study the effects of stress on both physical and psychological health.

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Definitions:

En Banc Decisions

Decisions made by all judges of an appellate court, rather than by a panel of selected judges, typically used in cases of exceptional importance.

Public Law

A law that pertains to the public or the state, including constitutional, administrative, and criminal laws, as opposed to private law (civil) matters.

O.J. Simpson

A former American football player, broadcaster, and actor, who was tried and acquitted in the highly publicized murder case of his ex-wife and her friend in the mid-1990s.

Criminal Trial

A legal process in which a person accused of committing a crime is tried in a court of law by a judge and possibly a jury, to determine guilt or innocence.