Simulation-based learning influences real-life attitudes.
Attitude change
Episodic simulation
Evaluative conditioning
Long-term memory
Transfer of valence
Journal
Cognition
ISSN: 1873-7838
Titre abrégé: Cognition
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 0367541
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2022
10 2022
Historique:
received:
08
09
2021
revised:
02
06
2022
accepted:
06
06
2022
pubmed:
18
6
2022
medline:
4
8
2022
entrez:
17
6
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Humans can vividly simulate hypothetical experiences. This ability draws on our memories (e.g., of familiar people and locations) to construct imaginings that resemble real-life events (e.g., of meeting a person at a location). Here, we examine the hypothesis that we also learn from such simulated episodes much like from actual experiences. Specifically, we show that the mere simulation of meeting a familiar person (unconditioned stimulus; US) at a known location (conditioned stimulus; CS) changes how people value the location. We provide key evidence that this simulation-based learning strengthens pre-existing CS-US associations and that it leads to a transfer of valence from the US to the CS. The data thus highlight a mechanism by which we learn from simulated experiences.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35714560
pii: S0010-0277(22)00190-1
doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2022.105202
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
105202Informations de copyright
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