Risk factors for habituation:
(1) perception by the subject that the alarm or warning is not important
(2) an alarm or warning that is repetitive, easily ignored or simply overlooked
(3) an alarm or warning that resembles another that the subject has learned to ignore
(4) an alarm or warning that is irrelevant to what the subject is trying to do
(5) little or no adverse consequence to the subject if the warning is ignored, especially if by doing so some gain can be achieved
Ways to minimize habituation:
(1) avoid unnecessary alarms or warnings
(2) educate the subject to the importance of the warning
(3) try to vary the alarm presentation so that it is more conspicuous ("novel"), hard to ignore and less repetitive
