Wei Chen @wchen.bsky.social · 22/11/2024🤔 What’s behind this improvement? We found it’s a mix of increased confidence in decisions, better memory retention, less random exploring, and interestingly, a decreased reliance on category-based learning. [7/N] 110
Wei Chen @wchen.bsky.social · 22/11/2024📈 As children grow, their decision-making improves at both the category and individual item levels. They’re not just lumping things together; they’re also noticing differences within categories. [6/N] 110
Wei Chen @wchen.bsky.social · 22/11/2024We used a reward-learning game with items organized into categories. [4/N] 110
Wei Chen @wchen.bsky.social · 22/11/2024🍎 Generalization lets us predict that if apples are sweet, other fruits might be too. But not all fruits are sweet—lemons, anyone? 🍋 This is where discrimination comes in. Balancing these helps us make better decisions. How does this evolve in kids? [3/N] 110
