self-reinforcing

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adjective

  • That physically strengthens or reinforces itself.
  • Of an action or process: that strengthens or reinforces itself; that causes itself to increase or intensify.
  • Reinforcing a behaviour by means of a self-administered reward or punishment; of or relating to self-reinforcement. More generally: reinforcing or strengthening one's own existing feelings, ideas, or habits.