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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
Spontaneous mind wandering impairs model-based decision making
Beteiligte:
Liu, Shuyan;
Rabovsky, Milena;
Schad, Daniel J.
Erschienen:
Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023
Erschienen in:PLOS ONE
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0279532
ISSN:
1932-6203
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<jats:title>Background</jats:title>
<jats:p>If our attention wanders to other thoughts while making a decision, then the decision might not be directed towards future goals, reflecting a lack of model-based decision making, but may instead be driven by habits, reflecting model-free decision making. Here we aimed to investigate if and how model-based versus model-free decision making is reduced by trait spontaneous mind wandering.</jats:p>
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<jats:title>Methods and findings</jats:title>
<jats:p>We used a sequential two-step Markov decision task and a self-report questionnaire assessing trait spontaneous and deliberate mind wandering propensity, to investigate how trait mind wandering relates to model-free as well as model-based decisions. We estimated parameters of a computational neurocognitive dual-control model of decision making. Analyzing estimated model parameters, we found that trait spontaneous mind wandering was related to impaired model-based decisions, while model-free choice stayed unaffected.</jats:p>
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<jats:title>Conclusions</jats:title>
<jats:p>Our findings suggest trait spontaneous mind wandering is associated with impaired model-based decision making, and it may reflect model-based offline replay for other tasks (e.g., real-life goals) outside the current lab situation.</jats:p>
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