Implicit and explicit learning of socio-emotional information in a dynamic interaction with a virtual avatar.

ABSTRACT: Implicit learning (IL) deals with the non-conscious acquisition of structural regularities from the environment. IL is often deemed essential for acquiring regularities followed by social stimuli (e.g., other persons' behavior), hence is hypothesized to play a role in typical social functioning. However, our understanding of how this process might operate in social contexts is limited for two main reasons. First, while IL is highly sensitive to the characteristics of the surface stimuli upon which it operates, most IL studies have used surface stimuli with limited social validity (e.g., letters, symbols, etc.). Second, while the social environment is dynamic (i.e., our behaviors and reactions influence those of our social partners and vice-versa), the bulk of IL research employed nonintera

SUBMITTER: Costea AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10191928 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature