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Less reward, more aversion when learning tricky tasks
2014-11-05 04:08:02| Electronics - Topix.net
We celebrate our triumphs over adversity, but let's face it: We'd rather not experience difficulty at all. A new study ties that behavioral inclination to learning: When researchers added a bit of conflict to make a learning task more difficult, that additional conflict biased learning by reducing the influence of reward and increasing the influence of aversion to punishment.
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Category:Electronics and Electrical