positive feedback
Reflexivity (social theory) – Circular relationships between cause and effect Thermal runaway – Situation where an increase in temperature causes a further increase in temperature Vicious/virtuous circle – Self-reinforcing sequence of events: in social and financial systems, a complex of events that reinforces itself through a feedback loop. Praise of performance: a term often applied in the context of performance appraisal, although this usage is disputed Self-reinforcing feedback: a term used in systems dynamics to avoid confusion with the "praise" usage Autocatalysis – chemical reaction in which a product (or a reaction intermediate) also functions as a catalyst Meander – One of a series of curves in a channel of a matured stream