self-reinforcing

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self-re·in·forc·ing | \ ˌself-ˌrē-ən-ˈfȯr-siŋ,

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: tending or serving to strengthen itself : reinforcing itself According to this thinking, a self-reinforcing feedback loop—bigger brains, better tools, more food—drove forward the process of human evolution.— Michael Rothschild Just as many negative behaviors are self-reinforcing, we often view related positive behaviors as more trouble than they're worth.— Colleen Dunn Bates

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