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Compulsion loop
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<p>A compulsion loop, reward loop or core loop is a <a href="/facts/Habit/qISaGCqe">habitual</a> chain of activities that a user may feel compelled to repeat. Typically, this loop is designed to create a <a href="/facts/Neurochemical/Ncuw0pUr">neurochemical</a> reward in the user such as the release of <a href="/facts/Dopamine/5gNy8Xkd">dopamine</a>. </p><p>Compulsion loops are deliberately used in <a href="/facts/Video_game_design/WtMVx2lq">video game design</a> as an <a href="/facts/Extrinsic_motivation/uqLMfLKq">extrinsic motivation</a> for players, but may also result from other activities that create such loops, intentionally or not, such as <a href="/facts/Gambling_addiction/1d3Uygzb">gambling addiction</a> and <a href="/facts/Internet_addiction_disorder/TlagjnWJ">Internet addiction disorder</a>. </p>