The opponent-process theory of acquired motivation¶
Solomon, R. L. (1980). The opponent-process theory of acquired motivation: The costs of pleasure and the benefits of pain. American Psychologist, 35(8), 691-712.
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- Approach-Avoidance Conflict
- This pattern appears in physical systems (molecular bonding: attractive and repulsive forces producing stable equilibrium distance), in economics (investment decisions where larger positions offer larger expected returns and larger variance), in reinforcement learning (exploration-exploitation tradeoff: exploration improves the value estimate, exploitation uses it), and in political commitment (clarity of message invites opposition).
This sourceOpposed a- and b-processes producing dynamic affective equilibria; cited as a formal analogue of competing gradients yielding stable intermediate states.
- This pattern appears in physical systems (molecular bonding: attractive and repulsive forces producing stable equilibrium distance), in economics (investment decisions where larger positions offer larger expected returns and larger variance), in reinforcement learning (exploration-exploitation tradeoff: exploration improves the value estimate, exploitation uses it), and in political commitment (clarity of message invites opposition).
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