{"pk":24233,"title":"Examining the Relationship Between Selective Attention and the Formation of Learning Traps","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Selective attention to predictive cues is often considered an efficient way to address the exploration-exploitation dilemma in decision-making. Yet in some circumstances, it can also lead to sub-optimal decision-making due to false beliefs about the environment acquired early in learning - a learning trap. In this study, we examined the relationship between attention selectivity and the emergence of a one-dimensional learning trap in a multidimensional categorization learning task. Combining empirical work (N=75) and computational modeling, we find that more selective attention, especially in the early phase of learning, increases the likelihood that an individual will fall into a learning trap. This finding sheds light on the causal role of attentional biases in the way that individuals explore and learn about choice-options.","language":"eng","license":{"name":"","short_name":"","text":null,"url":""},"keywords":[{"word":"Psychology; Concepts and categories; Decision making; Learning; Computational Modeling"}],"section":"Papers with Poster Presentation","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/732488h3","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Yanjun","middle_name":"","last_name":"Liu","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of New South Wales","department":""},{"first_name":"Ben","middle_name":"","last_name":"Newell","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of New South Wales","department":""},{"first_name":"Jaimie","middle_name":"E","last_name":"Lee","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of New South Wales","department":""},{"first_name":"Brett","middle_name":"","last_name":"Hayes","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of New South Wales","department":""}],"date_submitted":null,"date_accepted":null,"date_published":"2024-01-01T18:00:00Z","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/cognitivesciencesociety/article/24233/galley/13829/download/"},{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/cognitivesciencesociety/article/24233/galley/21157/download/"}]}