Orienting response 1563378 224981481 2008-07-11T08:32:19Z 217.152.227.221 {{Orphan|date=November 2006}} '''Orienting response''', also called ''orienting reflex'', is the [[reflex]] that causes an [[organism]] to respond immediately to a change in its environment. The phenomenon was first described by Russian physiologist Sechenov in the 1850s in his book Reflexes of the Brain, and the term was coined by [[Ivan Pavlov]], who also referred to it as the "What is it?" reflex. The orienting response is a reaction to novelty. Later, in the 1950s, the orienting response was studied systematically by the Russian scientist [[Eugene Sokolov]] who documented the phenomenon called "habituation", referring to a gradual "familiarity effect" and reduction of the orienting response with repeated stimulus presentations. The "Orienting response" was noted in the 2007 book "[[The Assault on Reason]]" by former [[Vice President]] [[Al Gore]]. Gore relates to us how television is closely linked to the "orienting response" which is related closely to vicarious traumatization. [[Category:Neurophysiology]] [[Category:Physiology]] [[Category:Behavioral concepts]] {{ecology-stub}} {{psychology-stub}} [[no:Orienteringsrespons]] [[pl:Reakcja orientacyjna]]