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adaptation
The process by which sensory receptors become less sensitive to constant stimuli over time
habituation
A decrease in response to a repeated stimulus over time.
dishabituation
The recovery of a response to a stimulus after it has been habituated.
selective attention
Focusing on one specific thing while ignoring others
cocktail party phenomenon
The ability to focus on one conversation in a noisy environment.
shadowing
Repeating words or sounds immediately after hearing them, often used in attention studies.
filter theories
The idea that attention works like a filter, blocking out irrelevant information.
attentional resource theories
The idea that we have a limited amount of attention to distribute across tasks.
divided attention
The ability to focus on multiple tasks at the same time.
inatttentional blindness
Failing to notice something in plain sight because attention is focused elsewhere.
