Written by the Fiveable Content Team โข Last updated September 2025
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Verified for the 2026 examโขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โข Last updated September 2025
Definition
Buzzing refers to the sound produced by rapid vibration or movement, such as the sound made by bees when they fly or a phone vibrating on a hard surface.
Related terms
Classical conditioning: A type of learning where an organism associates two stimuli together, like associating buzzing sounds with the fear of getting stung by a bee.
Auditory perception: The process of recognizing and interpreting sounds that we hear through our ears, including differentiating between various frequencies and patterns.
Hypervigilance: A state of increased alertness and sensitivity to potential threats in the environment, often observed in individuals with anxiety disorders or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).