Switching Competitors Reduces Win-Stay but Not Lose-Shift Behaviour: The Role of Outcome-Action Association Strength on Reinforcement Learning

Predictability is a hallmark of poor-quality decision-making during competition. One source of predictability is the strong association between current outcome and future action, as dictated by the reinforcement learning principles of win–stay and lose–shift. We tested the idea that predictability c...

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Main Authors: Vincent Srihaput, Kaylee Craplewe, Benjamin James Dyson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Games
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4336/11/3/25