The effect of salience of rewards on effort-based decision making in psychotic disorders
Abstract Background Although motivational negative symptoms account for reduced functioning and quality of life in individuals with psychotic disorders, the underlying mechanisms are yet not fully understood. Neuroimaging studies suggest that an impaired perception of reward cues could result in a l...
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| description | Abstract Background Although motivational negative symptoms account for reduced functioning and quality of life in individuals with psychotic disorders, the underlying mechanisms are yet not fully understood. Neuroimaging studies suggest that an impaired perception of reward cues could result in a lack of incentive value that then leads to a decrease in goal-directed behavior. Therefore, the aim of this study was to test the effect of increasing the salience of reward cues on goal-directed behavior. Methods We recruited a sample of n = 30 participants with a psychotic disorder and at least mild negative symptoms and n = 30 healthy controls. We used the Balloon Effort Task, an effort-based decision-making paradigm, to assess amotivation on a behavioral level. We manipulated the salience of rewards in the paradigm by highlighting the monetary rewards in half of the trials. Results Total effort expenditure did not differ between participants with and without psychotic disorders, but participants with psychotic disorders showed a significantly reduced effort allocation to the level of rewards. The salience of rewards manipulation significantly increased effort expenditure both in participants with psychotic disorders and in the healthy controls, but had no impact on effort allocation. Conclusions Increasing the salience of reward cues promotes goal-directed behavior. This opens up new possibilities for interventions addressing amotivation in individuals with negative symptoms by facilitating the perception of reward cues. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-39f9f9dcc1764370b64e0fd4c369a43a2022-12-22T04:06:59ZengBMCBMC Psychiatry1471-244X2022-10-012211910.1186/s12888-022-04274-7The effect of salience of rewards on effort-based decision making in psychotic disordersKatharina E. Renz0Tania M. Lincoln1Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Human Movement Science, Universität HamburgClinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Human Movement Science, Universität HamburgAbstract Background Although motivational negative symptoms account for reduced functioning and quality of life in individuals with psychotic disorders, the underlying mechanisms are yet not fully understood. Neuroimaging studies suggest that an impaired perception of reward cues could result in a lack of incentive value that then leads to a decrease in goal-directed behavior. Therefore, the aim of this study was to test the effect of increasing the salience of reward cues on goal-directed behavior. Methods We recruited a sample of n = 30 participants with a psychotic disorder and at least mild negative symptoms and n = 30 healthy controls. We used the Balloon Effort Task, an effort-based decision-making paradigm, to assess amotivation on a behavioral level. We manipulated the salience of rewards in the paradigm by highlighting the monetary rewards in half of the trials. Results Total effort expenditure did not differ between participants with and without psychotic disorders, but participants with psychotic disorders showed a significantly reduced effort allocation to the level of rewards. The salience of rewards manipulation significantly increased effort expenditure both in participants with psychotic disorders and in the healthy controls, but had no impact on effort allocation. Conclusions Increasing the salience of reward cues promotes goal-directed behavior. This opens up new possibilities for interventions addressing amotivation in individuals with negative symptoms by facilitating the perception of reward cues.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04274-7AmotivationNegative symptoms, schizophreniaBalloon effort taskIntervention |
| spellingShingle | Katharina E. Renz Tania M. Lincoln The effect of salience of rewards on effort-based decision making in psychotic disorders BMC Psychiatry Amotivation Negative symptoms, schizophrenia Balloon effort task Intervention |
| title | The effect of salience of rewards on effort-based decision making in psychotic disorders |
| title_full | The effect of salience of rewards on effort-based decision making in psychotic disorders |
| title_fullStr | The effect of salience of rewards on effort-based decision making in psychotic disorders |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of salience of rewards on effort-based decision making in psychotic disorders |
| title_short | The effect of salience of rewards on effort-based decision making in psychotic disorders |
| title_sort | effect of salience of rewards on effort based decision making in psychotic disorders |
| topic | Amotivation Negative symptoms, schizophrenia Balloon effort task Intervention |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04274-7 |
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