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Feedback loop

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positive feedbacknoun(figurative) Feedback which builds upon previous feedback.
negative feedbacknounA situation where some function of the output of a system, process, or mechanism is fed back in a manner that tends to reduce the fluctuations in the output, whether caused by changes in the input or by other disturbances.
autofeedbacknounfeedback from and to the same system
self-fulfilling prophecynoun(philosophy, sociology) A prediction that, by being voiced, causes itself to come true.
vicious cyclenounAlternative form of vicious circle. [A situation in which the response to one problem creates a chain of problems, each making it more difficult to solve the original one.]
preferential attachmentnoun(graph theory) A positive feedback cycle where the more connected nodes in a graph are more likely to receive new links.
strange loopnounA situation where, by moving only upwards or downwards through a hierarchical system, one finds oneself back where one started. These loops often involve self-reference and paradox.
counterfinalitynoun(psychology) The tendency to increase ones value of or commitment to something when it involves unanticipated negative side effects.
vicious circlenounA situation in which the response to one problem creates a chain of problems, each making it more difficult to solve the original one.
knock-on effectnoun(British) A secondary, often unintended effect; a repercussion, chain reaction.
availability cascadenounA self-reinforcing cycle that explains the development of certain collective beliefs, as where a novel idea gains rapid popularity through by its simplicity and apparent insight.
crossrepressionnounmutual repression of interacting systems
flow-on effectnounThe indirect effect of an action that arises when the immediate result causes similar effects in additional settings.
ripple effectnounThe circumstance in which one event instigates an expansive set of other events.
autointeractionnoun(sciences) self-interaction
vicarious reinforcementnoun(psychology) A form of learning process that occurs when someone observes others receive positive consequences for a behavior and then imitates that behavior themselves.
iron trianglenoun(US politics, political science) The policy-making relationship among the congressional committees, the bureaucracy (executive, sometimes called “government agencies”), and interest groups or lobbyists.
domino effectnounThe situation in which one event sets off a chain of additional events.
countercyclicitynounAlternative form of countercyclicality. [The quality of being countercyclical.]
observer's paradoxnounThe situation in which a phenomenon being observed for study is unintentionally influenced by the presence of the observer.

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