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How much you like something determines how much your [[neural network]] is reinforced by a specific reward.
How much you like something determines how much your [[neural network]] is reinforced by a specific reward.
If you like something too much and don't practice [[moderation]] you get [[addiction]].
Relative salience and frequency of reinforcement can allow you to fully predict how often a subject will choose one option versus another[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operant_conditioning], undermining any argument for [[free will]].


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Revision as of 22:12, 3 January 2024

See Motivational Salience

How much you like something determines how much your neural network is reinforced by a specific reward.

If you like something too much and don't practice moderation you get addiction.

Relative salience and frequency of reinforcement can allow you to fully predict how often a subject will choose one option versus another[1], undermining any argument for free will.