Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

compulsion loop

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: com-pul-sion loop
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A habitual chain of activities, for example in a video game, that yields a neurochemical reward such as the release of dopamine.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

compulsion loops (plural)

Synonyms

core loop

Questions

What does compulsion loop mean?: A habitual chain of activities, for example in a video game, that yields a neurochemical reward such as the release of dopamine.

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