Deterministic and probabilistic regularities underlying risky choices are acquired in a changing decision context.

ABSTRACT: Predictions supporting risky decisions could become unreliable when outcome probabilities temporarily change, making adaptation more challenging. Therefore, this study investigated whether sensitivity to the temporal structure in outcome probabilities can develop and remain persistent in a changing decision environment. In a variant of the Balloon Analogue Risk Task with 90 balloons, outcomes (rewards or balloon bursts) were predictable in the task's first and final 30 balloons and unpredictable in the middle 30 balloons. The temporal regularity underlying the predictable outcomes differed across three experimental conditions. In the deterministic condition, a repeating three-element sequence dictated the maximum number of pumps before a balloon burst. In the probabilistic condition, a sin

SUBMITTER: Kobor A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9859780 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature