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Reward Learning

RDoC Classification

Domain: Positive Valence Systems

Description

A process by which organisms acquire information about stimuli, actions, and contexts that predict positive outcomes, and by which behavior is modified when a novel reward occurs, or outcomes are better than expected. Reward learning is a type of reinforcement learning.

Constructs/Subconstructs