Curiosity and the dynamics of optimal exploration.

IF 16.7 1区 心理学 Q1 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Trends in Cognitive Sciences Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Epub Date: 2024-02-26 DOI:10.1016/j.tics.2024.02.001
Francesco Poli, Jill X O'Reilly, Rogier B Mars, Sabine Hunnius
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Abstract

What drives our curiosity remains an elusive and hotly debated issue, with multiple hypotheses proposed but a cohesive account yet to be established. This review discusses traditional and emergent theories that frame curiosity as a desire to know and a drive to learn, respectively. We adopt a model-based approach that maps the temporal dynamics of various factors underlying curiosity-based exploration, such as uncertainty, information gain, and learning progress. In so doing, we identify the limitations of past theories and posit an integrated account that harnesses their strengths in describing curiosity as a tool for optimal environmental exploration. In our unified account, curiosity serves as a 'common currency' for exploration, which must be balanced with other drives such as safety and hunger to achieve efficient action.

好奇心和最佳探索的动力。
是什么驱动着我们的好奇心,这仍然是一个难以捉摸、争论激烈的问题,人们提出了多种假设,但尚未形成一个统一的解释。本综述讨论了传统理论和新兴理论,这些理论将好奇心分别定义为求知欲和学习动力。我们采用了一种基于模型的方法,映射出基于好奇心的探索背后各种因素的时间动态,如不确定性、信息获取和学习进度。在此过程中,我们发现了过去理论的局限性,并提出了一个综合的理论,利用这些理论的优势,将好奇心描述为优化环境探索的工具。在我们的统一解释中,好奇心是探索的 "通用货币",必须与安全和饥饿等其他驱动力相平衡,才能实现高效行动。
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Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Trends in Cognitive Sciences 医学-行为科学
CiteScore
27.90
自引率
1.50%
发文量
156
审稿时长
6-12 weeks
期刊介绍: Essential reading for those working directly in the cognitive sciences or in related specialist areas, Trends in Cognitive Sciences provides an instant overview of current thinking for scientists, students and teachers who want to keep up with the latest developments in the cognitive sciences. The journal brings together research in psychology, artificial intelligence, linguistics, philosophy, computer science and neuroscience. Trends in Cognitive Sciences provides a platform for the interaction of these disciplines and the evolution of cognitive science as an independent field of study.
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