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Reward: the specific outcome or satisfaction that reinforces
Reward: the specific outcome or satisfaction that reinforces a habit loop, which must directly address the underlying craving for the habit to sustain itself, and can be measured through substitution testing to determine if it actually satisfies the craving
Why This Is a Definition
This definition precisely establishes the semantic boundary of 'reward' by identifying its genus (outcome/satisfaction), differentia (reinforces habit loop), and specifying its relationship to craving. It distinguishes reward from pleasure or goal, and emphasizes the requirement for direct craving satisfaction and the method of testing. The definition is central to the lesson's argument about reward design and is used consistently throughout.
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AxiomAutomatic Narrative Generation Precedes Conscious EvaluationAxiomPerception as Predictive ConstructionAxiomHindsight Bias and Calibration NecessityAxiomHabits as Context-Response AssociationsAxiomIllusion of Explanatory DepthAxiomExpertise Transforms Perceptual ChunkingAxiomComplementary Learning Systems ArchitectureAxiomDual Coding Theory: Verbal and Visual ChannelsAxiomConversational Memory Asymmetry From Production PlanningAxiomNeural Plasticity Enables Lifelong Automatic LearningAxiomPatterns Exist in Hierarchical Logical LevelsAxiomSystematic Overconfidence TaxonomyAxiomGlucose-Cognition Dependency ThresholdAxiomCultural Transmission Through Shared IntentionalityAxiomCognition Operates Through Dual Processing SystemsAxiomCognitive and Affective Empathy Are DistinctAxiomBasic-Level Category PrivilegeAxiomHumans acquire new behavioral patterns through observationalAxiomYou necessarily trust your own cognitive faculties as aAxiomWhen estimating future task duration, people naturally adoptAxiomReference class forecasting (using base rates from similarAxiomHuman cognitive capacity varies predictably across the dayAxiomThe three basic psychological needs are autonomy,