Lower Levels of Directed Exploration and Reflective Thinking Are Associated With Greater Anxiety and Depression
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.782136
Abstract: Anxiety and depression are often associated with strong beliefs that entering specific situations will lead to aversive outcomes – even when these situations are objectively safe and avoiding them reduces well-being. A possible mechanism underlying… read more here.
Keywords: anxiety depression; exploration; information; directed exploration ... See more keywords
Computational mechanisms of curiosity and goal-directed exploration
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DOI: 10.7554/elife.41703
Abstract: Successful behaviour depends on the right balance between maximising reward and soliciting information about the world. Here, we show how different types of information-gain emerge when casting behaviour as surprise minimisation. We present two distinct… read more here.
Keywords: mechanisms curiosity; computational mechanisms; directed exploration; exploration ... See more keywords