feedback
process in which information about the past or the present influences the same phenomenon in the present or future; it occurs when outputs of a system are routed back as inputs as part of a chain of cause-and-effect that forms a circuit or loop
corrective feedback
frequent practice in the field of learning and achievement, typically involving a learner receiving either formal or informal feedback on his or her understanding or performance on various tasks by an agent such as teacher or peer
climate change feedback
positive and negative feedbacks associated with climate change
negative feedback
stability mechanism which occurs when some function of the output of a system, process, mechanism is fed back in a manner that tends to reduce the fluctuations in the output, whether caused by changes in the input or by other disturbances
positive feedback
process that occurs in a feedback loop which magnifies a small disturbance
strange loop
cyclic structure that goes through several levels in a hierarchical system.
Feedforward, Behavioral and Cognitive Science
concept of learning from the future and one's desired behavior
biofeedback
process of gaining greater awareness of many physiological functions primarily using instruments that provide information on the activity of those same systems, with a goal of being able to manipulate them at will
feedback loop
as applied to email