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Ryan Smith ~ Active Inference Insights 013 ~ Wellbeing, Modelling, Precision

Active Inference Insights

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Impact of Affective State on Decision Making

Affective states can influence decision making by affecting the belief at a higher level which, in turn, impacts the decision-making process. Negative affective states are associated with a lack of confidence in a model, leading to increased information seeking and learning rate rather than just making decision-making noisier. In such cases, individuals tend to update their beliefs faster in response to experience due to a lack of trust in their model.

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