algedonic
Definitions
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- adj. Pertaining to both pleasure and pain.
Examples
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Stafford had hoped to install "algedonic meters" or early warning public opinion meters in "a representative sample of Chilean homes that would allow Chilean citizens to transmit their pleasure or displeasure with televised political speeches to the government or television studio in real time."
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It really isn't going to get any better until there is an algedonic feedback loop in place to reward success and punish failure.
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And, going back to my earlier point about algedonic feedback loops, people who never receive negative feedback are unlikely ever to learn their jobs adequately.
Note
The word 'algedonic' comes from Greek roots meaning 'pleasure' and 'pain'.
