Model-free decision making is prioritized when learning to avoid harming others

Moral behavior requires learning how our actions help or harm others. Theoretical accounts of learning propose a key division between "model-free" algorithms that cache outcome values in actions and "model-based" algorithms that map actions to outcomes. Here, we tested the engage...

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Main Authors: Lockwood, PL, Klein-Flugge, MC, Abdurahman, A, Crockett, MJ
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2020