overrewards
Gives too much
Overrewards means to give excessive compensation or recognition beyond what's deserved or appropriate.
The term appears most often in behavioral psychology and economics, where overrewarding can diminish intrinsic motivation or create perverse incentives: Overrewarding children for basic tasks can undermine their natural curiosity.
In gaming and app design, systems that overreward early users may struggle to retain them later.
Excessive counterbalancing reaction
- overpaymentAmount paid exceeding debt
- golden parachuteLucrative exit agreement
- stock optionsContracts to purchase shares
- windfallUnanticipated lucky gain
executive compensation · perks · kickbacks · overspending · inequity · wage disparity · severance · profit-sharing
Adding support or encouragement
- incentivizationCreating reward-based motivation
- spoilingCausing ruin or decay
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- overpraisingExtolling beyond merit
coddling · pampering · overcompensation · positive reinforcement · motivation · conditioning · encouragement · validation
Stolen valuables
- drop rateItem acquisition probability
- experience pointsAccumulated progress toward advancement
- grindingMolar action sometimes
- power creepGradual competitive obsolescence
game balance · progression · leveling · microtransactions · engagement · achievements · unlockables · free-to-play
Reward-linked neural messenger
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- dependencyState of needing support
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- desensitizationReduced response over time
craving · compulsion · overstimulation · instant gratification · habituation · burnout · satiation · conditioning
overcompensation
Excessive counterbalancing reaction
- overpaymentAmount paid exceeding debt
- golden parachuteLucrative exit agreement
- stock optionsContracts to purchase shares
windfall · executive compensation · perks · kickbacks · overspending · inequity · wage disparity · severance · profit-sharing · commission
reinforcement
Adding support or encouragement
- incentivizationCreating reward-based motivation
- spoilingCausing ruin or decay
- indulgenceYielding to desire
overpraising · coddling · pampering · overcompensation · positive reinforcement · motivation · conditioning · encouragement · validation · gratification
loot
Stolen valuables
- drop rateItem acquisition probability
- experience pointsAccumulated progress toward advancement
- grindingMolar action sometimes
power creep · game balance · progression · leveling · microtransactions · engagement · achievements · unlockables · free-to-play · gacha
dopamine
Reward-linked neural messenger
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- dependencyState of needing support
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
desensitization · craving · compulsion · overstimulation · instant gratification · habituation · burnout · satiation · conditioning · feedback loop