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Adience: The Drive Toward Approach
Explore adience in psychology: its etymological roots, neurobiological foundations, behavioral manifestations, and role in approach...
# Incentive Salience
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Addict: The Science of Compulsion
Explore the comprehensive clinical, neurobiological, and psychological definition of the addict construct, detailing its history,...
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Dictionary
Nucleus Accumbens: Hub of Reward & Desire
The nucleus accumbens is the central neuroanatomical hub of the ventral striatum, serving as the...
October 5, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Scales
Reward Seeking
A psychometric review of the Reward Seeking Scale, examining its theoretical basis in Reinforcement Sensitivity...
September 23, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Conditioned Place Preference Experiment – Anthony Phillips and Fibiger
A comprehensive academic analysis of the Conditioned Place Preference (CPP) experiment developed by Anthony Phillips...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Autoshaping Experiment (Sign Tracking) – Paul Brown and Herbert Jenkins
A comprehensive academic analysis of Paul Brown and Herbert Jenkins' 1968 autoshaping experiment, sign-tracking mechanisms,...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Scales
Desire for Rewards (DFR)
The Desire for Rewards (DFR) scale is a 10-item psychometric instrument adapted from the Questionnaire...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Theories
Incentive Sensitization Theory of Addiction – Terry E. Robinson & Kent C. Berridge
A comprehensive academic analysis of Robinson and Berridge's incentive sensitization theory, exploring wanting versus liking,...
September 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Scales
Hedonic Overeating-Questionnaire
A comprehensive academic analysis of the Hedonic Overeating-Questionnaire (HEDO-Q), an economical 6-item psychometric tool measuring...
September 4, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti