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Reward Prediction Errors Drive Declarative Learning Irrespective of Agency
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Recent years have witnessed a steady increase in the number of studies investigating the role of reward prediction errors (RPEs) in declarative learning. Specifically, in several experimental paradigms RPEs drive declarative learning; with larger and more positive RPEs enhancing declarative learning. However, it is unknown whether this RPE must derive from the participant’s own response, or whether instead any RPE is sufficient to obtain the learning effect. To test this, we generated RPEs in the same experimental paradigm where we combined an agency and a non-agency condition. We observed no interaction between RPE and agency, suggesting that any RPE (irrespective of its source) can drive declarative learning. This result holds implications for declarative learning theory.
Title: Reward Prediction Errors Drive Declarative Learning Irrespective of Agency
Description:
Recent years have witnessed a steady increase in the number of studies investigating the role of reward prediction errors (RPEs) in declarative learning.
Specifically, in several experimental paradigms RPEs drive declarative learning; with larger and more positive RPEs enhancing declarative learning.
However, it is unknown whether this RPE must derive from the participant’s own response, or whether instead any RPE is sufficient to obtain the learning effect.
To test this, we generated RPEs in the same experimental paradigm where we combined an agency and a non-agency condition.
We observed no interaction between RPE and agency, suggesting that any RPE (irrespective of its source) can drive declarative learning.
This result holds implications for declarative learning theory.
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