Understanding the Habit Loop

A worksheet for 7th graders to understand the habit loop components: cue, craving, response, and reward, and how to apply this knowledge to build positive habits and break negative ones.

Grade 7 Social studies Social SkillsHabit Loop

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D2.Psy.1.6-8. Analyze the factors that influence human behavior and decision-making.

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Habit LoopSocial SkillsPsychologySelf-improvementGrade 7

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Understanding the Habit Loop

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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will help you understand how habits are formed and how you can use this knowledge to your advantage.

1. The four main components of the habit loop are the , the craving, the response, and the .

2. A is a trigger that tells your brain to initiate a behavior.

3. The is the actual habit you perform.

4. The is the benefit you get from completing the habit, which makes you want to do it again.

1. Which component of the habit loop is an internal motivation or desire?

Cue

Craving

Response

Reward

2. To break a bad habit, you might try to:

Make the cue invisible

Make the craving unattractive

Make the response difficult

All of the above

1. All habits are bad for you.

True

False

2. Understanding the habit loop can help you build good habits.

True

False

1. Describe a positive habit you would like to build. Identify the cue, craving, response, and reward for this new habit.

2. Describe a negative habit you would like to break. How could you apply your knowledge of the habit loop to change this habit?