Wiktionary
n. A way of responding to old stimulus as if they were new.Boyd, D & Bee, H (2006). Lifespan Development 4th ed. London: Pearson
Usage examples of "dishabituation".
Habituation and dishabituation, which thus fulfill the criteria for the definitions of learning given at the beginning of Chapter 6, can be regarded as very basic and simple forms of short-term memory, adaptive mechanisms which economize on unnecessary responses and hence help to avoid fatigue.
Repetition of the same stimulus following a sequence of habituation and dishabituation produces a more rapid habituation on successive occasions.
In practice sensitization and dishabituation are rather closely related processes.
Kupfermann, I, Castellucci, V, Pinsker, H, and Kandel, E R Neuronal correlates of habituation and dishabituation of the gill-withdrawal reflex in Aplysia.