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Deutsch: Abschwächung / Español: Atenuación / Português: Atenuação / Français: Atténuation / Italiano: Attenuazione /
Attenuation in the Psychology Context:
Attenuation in psychology refers to the reduction or weakening of a stimulus, response, or effect. It is a concept often used in the study of perception, learning, and psychophysics to understand how individuals perceive and respond to stimuli with varying intensity or clarity. The term "attenuation" comes from the Latin word "attenuare," which means "to make thin" or "to weaken."
Deutsch: Dämpfungstheorie / Español: Teoría de la atenuación / Português: Teoria da atenuação / Français: Théorie de l'atténuation / Italiano: Teoria dell'attenuazione /
Attenuation theory refers to a model of attention in which unattended perceptual events are transmitted in weakened form but not blocked completely before being processed for meaning.