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S4 Ep8: Your Mind on Agency & Decision-Making

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How do our beliefs about ourselves and the world influence the way we learn and make decisions? Dr. Hayley Dorfman joins us to discuss how internal representations like sense of control shape our learning processes. We discuss the interplay between reinforcement learning and Bayesian inference, how agency beliefs impact learning from positive and negative feedback, and how these processes change across different developmental stages/

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Dr. Hayley Dorfman

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Find Dr. Dorfman on her website, Bluesky, and X

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Beth Fisher and Ava Ma de Sousa are Ph.D. students studying psychology, philosophy and neuroscience. 

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On Minds Matter, we discuss a range of subjects, from conspiracy theories to falling in love, to nostalgia. We explore the neuroscientific and psychological research behind these issues while talking through our own personal experiences.

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