compulsion loop

English

Noun

compulsion loop (plural compulsion loops)

  1. (psychology) A habitual chain of activities, for example in a video game, that yields a neurochemical reward such as the release of dopamine.
    Synonym: core loop
    • 2022, Carl D. Marci, Rewired: Protecting Your Brain in the Digital Age, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 191:
      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.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.