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| − | '''Orienting responses''' are learned behaviors that prepare an organism to perceive movel stimuli. Examples would be the turning of the head, or standing still in order to improve hearing. |
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| − | In the 1950s the orienting response was studied systematically by the Russian scientist [[Eugene Sokolov]], who documented the phenomenon called "[[habituation]]", referring to a gradual "familiarity effect" and reduction of the orienting response with repeated stimulus presentations. |
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| − | *[[Classical conditioning]] |
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| − | {{DEFAULTSORT:Orienting Response}} |
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