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A normative perspective on motivation.

Yael Niv1, Daphna Joel, Peter Dayan

  • 1Interdisciplinary Center for Neural Computation, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. yaelniv@alice.nc.huji.ac.il

Trends in Cognitive Sciences
|July 18, 2006
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Motivational states influence decision-making by energizing habitual actions, especially in novel situations. This research explores how motivation impacts goal-directed versus habitual behavior for better understanding decision-making processes.

Area of Science:

  • Behavioral neuroscience
  • Decision-making research
  • Cognitive science

Background:

  • Understanding motivation's role in instrumental action selection is crucial for decision-making studies.
  • Motivational states clearly influence goal-directed behavior towards valuable outcomes.
  • The impact of motivation on outcome-insensitive habitual behavior remains less understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how motivational states affect both goal-directed and habitual action selection.
  • To explore the mechanisms by which motivation influences habitual behavior, particularly in novel motivational states.
  • To adopt a normative perspective, viewing motivation as a mapping from outcomes to utilities.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a normative framework assuming utility maximization.

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  • Defined motivation as a mapping from outcomes to utilities.
  • Analyzed habitual action selection in relation to past and novel motivational states.

    • Main Results:

    • Habitual action selection effectively guides behavior within the motivational states present during training.
    • In novel motivational states, outcome-independent effects of utilities can energize habitual actions.
    • Proposed a model where motivation influences habitual actions through global energizing effects in new contexts.

    Conclusions:

    • Motivational states play a distinct role in shaping both goal-directed and habitual actions.
    • Habitual actions are constrained by past motivational contexts but can be globally energized in novel states.
    • This research provides a normative explanation for motivation's influence on habitual behavior, enhancing decision-making models.