Principlev1PR-1547
To make a replacement behavior competitive…
To make a replacement behavior competitive with an established behavior, ensure it delivers the same functional outcome faster, more reliably, or with greater magnitude — or compensates deficits in one dimension by exceeding in another.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Habits as Context-Response Associations (reward-based habit formation), Dopamine neurons encode prediction error rather… (dopamine encodes prediction error - the system learns comparative value), and Variable-ratio reinforcement schedules produce behaviors… (variable-ratio reinforcement creates resistance). This is about concurrent schedule theory - when two behaviors compete, reinforcement parameters determine the winner. The principle is actionable: it specifies the engineering criteria for replacement design.