FOUNDATIONAL TERM
Reinforcement
强化
A process in which a consequence makes the preceding behaviour more likely to occur again.
Study this concept in context
27 · Motivation, reward and habits
Wanting, starting and automatically repeating an action are different processes. Behaviour change involves goals, consequences, environmental cues and effort rather than willpower alone.
31 · Addiction: substances, behaviour and loss of control
Addiction involves impaired control and harmful consequences. Learning, stress, and social conditions help explain why recovery often requires several forms of support.
Sources
- OpenStax Psychology: motivation
- OpenStax Psychology: operant conditioning
- University of Surrey: Habit formation, interview with researcher Pippa Lally
- Berridge and Robinson 2016: Liking, wanting and addiction — abstract
- NIH News in Health: Biology of addiction
- NIDA: Drugs and the Brain
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