James has been studying habituation in lab rats for the past six months. As part of his design, each week of habituation training is followed by a week where no training occurs. Over time, James has been finding that his rats habituate to the experimental stimuli faster than the previous week of habituation training. This result is evidence of which parametric feature of habituation?
A) savings
B) dishabituation
C) frequency
D) spacing

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Savings refers to the phenomenon where previously habituated responses reappear more quickly after a rest period, which aligns with James's observation that rats habituate faster to stimuli after each week of training followed by a week of no training.

James Has Been Studying Habituation in Lab Rats for the Past