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Action initiation and punishment learning differ from childhood to adolescence while reward learning remains stable

Psychology

Action initiation and punishment learning differ from childhood to adolescence while reward learning remains stable

R. Pauli, I. A. Brazil, et al.

Discover how reward and punishment learning evolve from childhood to adolescence in this fascinating study by Ruth Pauli and colleagues. With a large sample and innovative computational modeling, the research reveals that while punishment learning rates increase with age, reward learning remains stable, offering new insights into adolescent behavior.

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Abstract
This study investigates developmental differences in reward and punishment learning and action initiation from childhood to adolescence using computational modeling of a learning task. The study, involving a large sample (N = 742, 9–18 years, 11 countries), reveals that punishment learning rates increase with age, while reward learning remains stable. Action initiation biases decrease with age. These findings suggest that heightened reward responsivity in adolescence might reflect differences in action initiation rather than enhanced reward learning.
Publisher
Nature Communications
Published On
Sep 14, 2023
Authors
Ruth Pauli, Inti A. Brazil, Gregor Kohls, Miriam C. Klein-Flügge, Jack C. Rogers, Dimitris Dikeos, Roberta Dochnal, Graeme Fairchild, Aranzazu Fernández-Rivas, Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann, Amaia Hervas, Kerstin Konrad, Arne Popma, Christina Stadler, Christine M. Freitag, Stephane A. De Brito, Patricia L. Lockwood
Tags
reward learning
punishment learning
adolescence
computational modeling
action initiation
developmental differences

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