Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Positive feedback system
In sexuality, the enhancement of one erotic stimulus by another.
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Positive feedback
That part of the feedback system that tends to strengthen the action, negative feedback. A situation in which the result of a process stimulates the process which caused it.
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Positive correlation
A correlation in which high measures on one trait are associated with high values on a second trait, negative correlation. Variables are related such that a large value of x is associated with a large value of y and a small value of x is associated with a small value of y.
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Positive consequences
Pleasant events that occur after a behavior is performed.
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Positive caloric balance
A state in which the body takes in more calories than it expends.
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Positive bias
The tendency to agree with any persuasive message.
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Positive association
In epidemiology, as the amount of a characteristic increases or decreases, the rate of the health condition increases or decreases, negative association.
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Positive addiction
The compelling desire to engage in a health-promoting behavior instead of a health- threatening behavior.
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Positive acceleration
The curve of progressively increasing returns. Increase in the rate of change in velocity per unit of time.
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Position power
The inherent power derived by the position a person holds in an organization.
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