期刊
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
卷 288, 期 1961, 页码 -出版社
ROYAL SOC
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2021.1414
关键词
reinforcement learning; advice; reputation; paranoia; trust; social learning
资金
- Israel Science Foundation [1532/20]
- National Institute of Psychobiology in Israel [211-1920]
- Royal Society University Research Fellowship [UF160412]
- Leverhulme Trust
Social learning is crucial for the success of our species, with individuals more likely to immediately follow advice than to copy observed choices. Results show that there are two distinct patterns in the long-term effects of social information, with some individuals fully relying on it while others revert to trial-and-error learning. Trust in others plays a significant role in the assimilation of intentionally broadcast information.
Social learning underpins our species's extraordinary success. Learning through observation has been investigated in several species, but learning from advice-where information is intentionally broadcast-is less understood. We used a pre-registered, online experiment (n = 1492) combined with computational modelling to examine learning through observation and advice. Participants were more likely to immediately follow advice than to copy an observed choice, but this was dependent upon trust in the adviser: highly paranoid participants were less likely to follow advice in the short term. Reinforcement learning modelling revealed two distinct patterns regarding the long-term effects of social information: some individuals relied fully on social information, whereas others reverted to trial-and-error learning. This variation may affect the prevalence and fidelity of socially transmitted information. Our results highlight the privileged status of advice relative to observation and how the assimilation of intentionally broadcast information is affected by trust in others.
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