I’m not sure where intermittent reinforcement fits with your theories,
Also known as “dopamine-driven behavior modification”, as I said above.
That being said, novelty addiction seems (at least in my experience) to be something that’s only really satisfying/compelling when you don’t have anything better to do, or you’re trying to avoid something else. When I’m being positively motivated, I’ll sometimes go for days without reading my usual blogs, webcomics, etc. and be surprised when I have a lot to catch up on.
That’s why I’d always check for a negative motivation explanation long before I’d consider the novelty-seeking to be particularly important in and of itself.
Also known as “dopamine-driven behavior modification”, as I said above.
That being said, novelty addiction seems (at least in my experience) to be something that’s only really satisfying/compelling when you don’t have anything better to do, or you’re trying to avoid something else. When I’m being positively motivated, I’ll sometimes go for days without reading my usual blogs, webcomics, etc. and be surprised when I have a lot to catch up on.
That’s why I’d always check for a negative motivation explanation long before I’d consider the novelty-seeking to be particularly important in and of itself.