
Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: Oct. 28, 2024
Abstract People often exhibit intertemporal impatience by choosing immediate small over delayed larger rewards, which has been implicated across maladaptive behaviours and mental health symptoms. In this preregistered study, we tested the role of an Pavlovian bias as possible psychological mechanism driving temptation posed rewards. Concretely, hypothesized that anticipation rewards (compared with preference-matched rewards) enhances goal-directed approach behaviour but interferes inhibition. Such a could contribute to difficulty inhibit ourselves in face (e.g., drug), at cost long-term health) goals. A sample 184 participants completed newly developed reinforcement learning go/no-go task four trial types: Go win reward; No-go reward trials. responding was increased trials available compared available. Computational models showed on average, behavioural pattern best captured cue-response reflecting stronger elicitation go responses upon presentation (versus delayed) cue. The results study support contributing impatient choice.
Language: Английский