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anticipatory pleasure

anticipatory pleasure

enjoyment that is related to reward motivation and to activities targeting desired outcomes; that is, pleasure from knowing that one will soon be rewarded in goal-directed behavior. It contrasts with consummatory pleasure, which results from the satiation of a desire.

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