Pavlovian-Instrumental Interaction in ‘Observing Behavior’

• Published in: PLoS computational biology Vol. 6; no. 9; pp. e1000903 - 381
• Main Authors: Beierholm, Ulrik R., Dayan, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.09.2010; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Algorithms; Animal behavior; Animals; Behavior; Behavior, Animal; Charitable foundations; Computational Biology - methods; Conditioning, Classical; Dopamine; Learning; Macaca; Markov Chains; Models, Theoretical; Neurons; Neuroscience/Animal Cognition; Neuroscience/Behavioral Neuroscience; Neuroscience/Cognitive Neuroscience; Neuroscience/Theoretical Neuroscience; Physiological aspects; Psychological aspects; Reinforcement (Psychology); Short-term memory; Stochastic Processes; Studies; Time Factors; United Kingdom; Behavior, Animal; Learning; Models, Theoretical; Markov Chains; Algorithms; Animals; Stochastic Processes; Time Factors; Computational Biology; Reinforcement (Psychology); Conditioning, Classical; Macaca

Subjects typically choose to be presented with stimuli that predict the existence of future reinforcements. This so-called 'observing behavior' is evident in many species under various experimental conditions, including if the choice is expensive, or if there is nothing that subjects can d...