The feeling of being interested can act as a kind of neurological signal, directing us to fruitful areas of inquiry.

The consequences of an act affect the probability of it's occurring again.

The consequences of an act affect the probability of its occurring again.

Reinforcement is being right.

I would be opposed to any kind of totalitarian control.

Religions work for their own aggrandizement - strengthen the church and so on - and they use reinforcers of one kind or another to get obedience and so on from their communicants.