Habituation And Sensory Adaptation Examples

Habituation- is one of the simplest and most common forms of learning. It allows people to tune out non-essential stimuli and focus on things that really demand attention. Imagine that you are in your backyard when you hear a loud bang from your neighbor’s yard. The new sound immediately draws your attention and you wonder what is going on or what might be making the noise. Over the next few days, the sound keep continues at a regular and constant pace. Eventually you simply tune out the sound. This is an example of habituation.

Sensory Adaptation- involves the gradual decrease in behavioral response with repeated application of a particular stimulus over time. For example when you get a tattoo in the beginning the pain may fell overwhelming but within time you start to adapt to the pain this is example of  sensory adaptation.