For questions regarding the process through which routines of behaviors can become automatic or the after-effects of when a behavior has become automatic.
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Why does it seems in similar cases sometimes classic conditioning happens and in others habituation?
I'm slightly confused and was hoping you guys could correct me.
In classic conditioning as with Pavlov's dogs if we ring a bell just before a dog is given food, the bell will give the same response ...
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Why do we become bored of stimuli after multiple exposures to it?
Why do we become bored of songs, films, stories, jokes, food after being exposed to them or experiencing them multiple times?
Why is it when our cortex becomes adequate at predicting the outcomes of ...
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Do people wake up faster with inconsistent alarm sounds?
Many people have one alarm clock sound that wakes them up every morning.
Is having this consistent sound the optimal way to wake someone up?
Or can you startle someone faster by changing to a ...
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Does caffeine improve performance for habituated consumers?
I've seen a fair few studies over the while that suggest caffeine increases arousal in the short term and that for some tasks, this will also increase performance (there's a few citations here).
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