Prediction and Control in a Dynamic Environment

Frontiers in Psychology

Magda Osman¹ 

关键词: dynamic;    decision making;    learning;    prediction;    control;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00068

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The present study compared the accuracy of cue-outcome knowledge gained during prediction-based and control-based learning in stable and unstable dynamic environments. Participants either learnt to make cue-interventions in order to control an outcome, or learnt to predict the outcome from observing changes to the cue values. Study 1 (N = 60) revealed that in tests of control, after a short period of familiarization, performance of Predictors was equivalent to Controllers. Study 2 (N = 28) showed that Controllers showed equivalent task knowledge when to compared to Predictors. Though both Controllers and Predictors showed good performance at test, overall Controllers showed an advantage. The cue-outcome knowledge acquired during learning was sufficiently flexible to enable successful transfer to tests of control and prediction.

【 授权许可】

CC BY