Lack of predictability predicts stress-response
- A lack of predictability as to when a stressor will occur has been shown to increase chronic stress
- Receiving a reward at an unpredictable time interval creates a stronger stress response than when it is received predictably
- Organisms will habituate to stressors that are experienced predictably
- Unpredictability can cause a higher stress response than if conditions were more stressful overall but still consistent
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