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Psychology Terms – Adaptation
1. In evolutionary theory, a characteristic of an organism's structure, physiology, or behavior that addresses a challenge in its existence or facilitates the transmission of its genes to subsequent generations. 2. In physiology and sensation, a transient decrease in the responsiveness of a sensory receptor, excluding pain receptors, due to frequent or persistent activation. Additionally referred to as sensory adaptation. 3. In the works of Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget (1896–1980), the alteration of an organism's psychological structures or processes in reaction to environmental demands includes *accommodation (2) and *assimilation (2). Refer to equilibration as well. A broad phrase for any process via which behavior or subjective experience adapts to align with altered environments, situations, or social pressures. Frequently erroneously written or pronounced as adaptation
1. In evolutionary theory, a characteristic of an organism's structure, physiology, or behavior that addresses a challenge in its existence or facilitates the transmission of its genes to subsequent generations. 2. In physiology and sensation, a transient decrease in the responsiveness of a sensory receptor, excluding pain receptors, due to frequent or persistent activation. Additionally referred to as sensory adaptation. 3. In the works of Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget (1896–1980), the alteration of an organism's psychological structures or processes in reaction to environmental demands includes *accommodation (2) and *assimilation (2). Refer to equilibration as well. A broad phrase for any process via which behavior or subjective experience adapts to align with altered environments, situations, or social pressures. Frequently erroneously written or pronounced as adaptation
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