Choosing to gamble enhances both memory accuracy and memory strength in experiential and observational learning alike¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3
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Subclaims¶

q3 i? Recognition accuracy was positively influenced by the decision to gamble, with no difference between learning conditions. → Maria A. Woitow 2026 q3 i? Memory strength was higher for play than pass trials independent of learning condition. → Maria A. Woitow 2026

Evidence¶

Maria A. Woitow 2026¶

Maria A. Woitow, Anthony I. Jang, Ben Eppinger, Matthew R. Nassar, Marcel Brass & Julia M. Rodriguez Buritica. (2026). Shared effects of one's own and others' experiences during reinforcement learning on episodic memory. npj Science of Learning 11:16. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-026-00409-7

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Mixed-effects models on recognition data from 79 participants; the play-versus-pass choice effect on accuracy was significant (ß = 0.04, t = 2.26, p = 0.025) and "did not differ between learning conditions" (interaction ß = 0.01, p = 0.62); memory strength was likewise higher for play trials (ß = 0.07, t = 3.10, p = 0.002).

"Participants’ recognition accuracy was positively influenced by the decision to gamble (Fig. 3a; choice: ß = 0.04, t = 2.26, p = 0.025). Notably, this effect did not differ between learning conditions ( learning condition x choice: ß = 0.01, t =0 . 5 0 ,p = 0.62)"

Discussion¶

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