Characterizing Human Habits in the Lab
Collabra Psychology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
10(1)
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
Habits
pose
a
fundamental
puzzle
for
those
aiming
to
understand
human
behavior.
They
pervade
our
everyday
lives
and
dominate
some
forms
of
psychopathology
but
are
extremely
hard
elicit
in
the
lab.
In
this
Registered
Report,
we
developed
novel
experimental
paradigms
grounded
computational
models,
which
suggest
that
habit
strength
should
be
proportional
frequency
behavior
and,
contrast
previous
research,
independent
value.
Specifically,
manipulated
how
often
participants
performed
responses
two
tasks
varying
action
repetition
without,
or
separately
from,
variations
Moreover,
asked
frequency-based
habitization
related
value-based
operationalizations
self-reported
propensities
habitual
real
life.
We
find
choice
during
training
increases
at
test
form
shows
little
relation
habit.
Our
findings
empirically
ground
perspective
on
constituents
habits
may
arise
absence
external
reinforcement.
further
no
evidence
an
overlap
between
different
approaches
measuring
associations
with
real-life
habits.
Thus,
call
rigorous
reassessment
understanding
measurement
Язык: Английский
Leveraging cognitive neuroscience for making and breaking real-world habits
Trends in Cognitive Sciences,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Ноя. 1, 2024
Habits
are
the
behavioral
output
of
two
brain
systems.
A
stimulus-response
(S-R)
system
that
encourages
us
to
efficiently
repeat
well-practiced
actions
in
familiar
settings,
and
a
goal-directed
concerned
with
flexibility,
prospection,
planning.
Getting
balance
between
these
systems
right
is
crucial:
an
imbalance
may
leave
people
vulnerable
action
slips,
impulsive
behaviors,
even
compulsive
behaviors.
In
this
review
we
examine
how
recent
advances
our
understanding
competing
mechanisms
can
be
harnessed
increase
control
over
both
making
breaking
habits.
We
discuss
applications
everyday
life,
as
well
validated
emergent
interventions
for
clinical
populations
affected
by
As
research
area
accelerates,
anticipate
rapid
influx
new
insights
into
intentional
change
interventions,
including
opportunities
personalization
based
on
neurobiology,
environmental
context,
personal
preferences
individual.
Язык: Английский