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How Habits Actually Form
You cannot delete a habit. You can only give the cue somewhere else to go.
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Habit
A habit is a routine behavior that is repeated regularly and occurs with little to no conscious thought.
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Stimulus control
Stimulus control occurs when a behavior happens in the presence of a specific cue and does not happen in its absence.
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Automaticity
Automaticity is the ability to carry out actions and mental tasks without thinking about the low-level steps.
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Basal ganglia
The basal ganglia are a group of interconnected structures deep beneath the cerebral cortex.
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Reinforcement
Reinforcement is any consequence that increases the future rate of a behavior.
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Implementation intention
An implementation intention is a self-regulation strategy that uses an if-then sentence to link a specific future cue to an exact behavior.
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Habit reversal training
Habit reversal training treats tics, hair pulling, and nail biting by teaching a physical action that blocks the repetitive urge.
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Extinction (psychology)
Extinction stops a learned behavior by withholding reinforcement or cues, creating a new memory rather than erasing the old one.