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compulsion loops

compulsion loops is the plural of compulsion loop.

Meaning of compulsion loop

Noun

compulsion loop (plural compulsion loops)

  1. A habitual chain of activities, for example in a video game, that yields a neurochemical reward such as the release of dopamine.
    • The classic compulsion loop is designed to either relieve some stress or trigger some reward, or both. Almost all video games are based on compulsion loops.2022, Carl D. Marci, Rewired: Protecting Your Brain in the Digital Age, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 191
    Synonyms:
    core loop

Questions about compulsion loops

What is compulsion loops the plural of?
Compulsion loops is the plural of compulsion loop.

Words near compulsion loops in the dictionary

  1. compulsed
  2. compulses
  3. compulsing
  4. compulsion
  5. compulsion loop
  6. compulsion loops
  7. compulsion neurosis
  8. compulsional
  9. compulsionary
  10. compulsions
  11. compulsitor

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