What word/phrase captures this ‘reverberation’ effect? [duplicate]

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Consider the following scenario if you were at a music concert:

This kind of loop can manifest itself in other ways. E.g. happiness breeds success, success breeds happiness which breeds success, and so on.

What’s the best word/phrase that captures this phenomenon?

Yep, it's "feedback", often with an off-color adjective attached. — Hot Licks, Commented Apr 12, 2020 at 18:25
And it should be noted that "feedback" is often used in other contexts, sometimes as an allusion to the audio effect, sometimes not. — Hot Licks, Commented Apr 12, 2020 at 18:42

Arunkgp · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-12 18:08:51Z

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The first case is specifically referred to as Audio Feedback or Acoustic Feedback or even simply feedback

As for the general case you mentioned, it could be called a self-perpetuating cycle.

The terms vicious/virtuous cycle are also used depending on the favorability of the repeating outcomes

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Lux · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-12 18:09:32Z

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I think "loop" does the job, but when I think of it only perpetual feedback comes to me

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