Habituation: A model phenomenon for the study of neuronal substrates of behavior.

1966/01/01 by Richard F. Thompson, William A. Spencer · 2,634 citations
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Child and Animal Learning Development #Cognitive psychology #Developmental psychology #Habituation #Memory and Neural Mechanisms #Neuroscience #Phenomenon #Psychological and Educational Research Studies #Psychology

paper · doi:10.1037/h0022681

published in Psychological Review 73(1), 16-43 (American Psychological Association)

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