Addiction & self-control › Incentive sensitization
Term

Incentive sensitization

A theory in which repeated exposure can sensitize cue-triggered motivational systems in susceptible individuals.

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The project corpus supplies 1 supporting reference for this concept or its surrounding literature. The concise definition above is wiki-authored; consult the cited source directly for study design, population, estimates, and limitations. [1]

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References

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    Incentive-sensitization theory of addiction