Relating different perspectives on how outcomes of behavior influence behavior

De Houwer, Jan; Finn, Martin; Boddez, Yannick; Hughes, Sean; Cummins, Jamie

doi:10.1002/jeab.887

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“…To test whether a behavior is GD, a classical approach consists in manipulating the outcome value of a response (e.g., by outcome devaluation or contingency degradation; Balleine & Dickinson, 1998). Indeed, GD behavior, but not SR, is sensitive to the prediction of the value of the outcome of the chosen action, as well as to the predictability of the association between actions and outcomes (Balleine & Dickinson, 1998;De Houwer et al, 2023). Accordingly, it has been proposed that the controllability of expected action-outcomes governs the balance between SR and GD processes (Dorfman & Gershman, 2019).…”

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Social threat avoidance depends on action-outcome predictability

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Adaptative action selection in threatening social contexts, for example when facing aggressive individuals, is core to social behavior. It is debated whether, when facing threat, initial action opportunities are mostly determined by automatic action tendencies – i.e., reactive stimulus-response (SR) associations – or by rapid and implicit goal-directed (GD) processes, which depend on the predicted consequences of available actions. To investigate the balance between SR and GD, we conducted three experiments manipulating the predictability of action-outcomes associations, in a novel approach-avoidance decision task in virtual reality. Participants presented a greater avoidance rate from angry individuals when the action-outcome association was predictable. Computationally, this was subtended by more efficient evidence accumulation, as indicated by an increased drift rate. Furthermore, cardiac deceleration around the time of choice was greater in the predictable condition and allowed the value attributed to the outcome to be better integrated into the decision. Finally, while most participants avoided angry individuals only under predictability, supporting a predominant role of GD processes, a minority of them avoided regardless of predictability. Overall, our results shed light on the computational architecture of social avoidance, opening interesting new research and clinical perspectives.

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Social threat avoidance depends on action-outcome predictability

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“…Goal-directed behavior and creativity are interconnected aspects of human cognition. Goal-directed behavior involves setting and pursuing goals effectively, identifying desired outcomes, formulating plans, and executing actions (Toba et al, 2023;De Houwer et al, 2024). It is studied in psychology and neuroscience to understand how individuals prioritize tasks, allocate resources, and adapt their behavior, and has been found to be closely related to general intelligence (Duncan et al, 2008).…”

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