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The science of habits
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Follow an explanation of cause and effect.
Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.
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Words to know
- cue
- A signal that tells you to do something.
- reward
- Something good you get for doing something.
- loop
- A shape or process that comes back to where it started.
Answer key
- Many psychologists describe a habit as a loop with three parts.“Psychologists” starts with a silent p. Write three as a word or a digit.
- First comes a cue, which tells the brain to begin.“Cue” sounds like the letter Q.
- Then there is the routine itself, such as checking your phone.“Such as” gives an example. The -ing of “checking” joins “your”.
- Finally, the reward makes the brain want to repeat the loop.Say and write both words in “want to”.
- To change a habit, keep the cue and reward but replace the routine.The nouns are stressed, not “the”.