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In Skinner’s famous experiments, a rat that received a food pellet every time it pressed a lever quickly learned the pattern. When the food stopped, the rat stopped pressing. However, when the food was delivered randomly—sometimes after one press, sometimes after fifty, sometimes never—the rat became obsessed. It pressed the lever thousands of times. It ignored rest, food, and sleep.

April 18, 2026