The Results of the Reward Prediction Error Experiment - Deepstash

The Results of the Reward Prediction Error Experiment

The happiness of the subjects did not depend on how large the rewards were. Instead, the momentary happiness depended on the outcomes of their expectations.

The process of learning how the experimented game worked made people feel good rather than the reward they won.

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