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  • Memory significantly influences value-based decision-making.
  • Previous research highlights roles for working memory and procedural memory (reinforcement learning).
  • The influence of episodic memory, particularly associative memory, on decision-making remains less understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the specific role of episodic memory, differentiating between item and associative memory, in supporting value-based choice.
  • To examine how associative memory for lottery values impacts decisions to reengage with familiar or choose novel options.
  • To explore the generalization of associative memory's influence on decision-making to social contexts.

Main Methods:

  • Participants learned lottery values, then made choices between reengaging with learned lotteries or selecting new ones.
  • A short delay was incorporated between learning and decision-making phases.
  • A surprise memory test assessed recall of lotteries and their associated values.

Main Results:

  • Participants preferred lotteries associated with higher rewards.
  • Intact associative memory for lottery-reward pairings was essential for adaptive decision-making.
  • The link between adaptive choice and associative memory extended to social decision-making.
  • Experiences of social violations, like unfairness, were more strongly encoded, indicating a bias in associative memory formation.

Conclusions:

  • Episodic associative memory is a key mechanism supporting adaptive value-based decision-making.
  • Findings integrate episodic memory and decision-making research, highlighting associative memory's broad impact.
  • Social contexts may bias associative memory formation, with a stronger encoding of negative experiences.