Ryan Carlson
@rcarl.bsky.social
Psychologist studying motivation and morality. Principal Researcher at Chicago Booth. Previously: Yale, Stanford, and SFU. 🇨🇦
www.carlsonr.com
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A key takeaway from 20+ years of computational RL is: model-free=automatic, model-based=deliberate. My new paper w/ @benedek.bsky.social challenges this view, suggesting that MB algos are more ubiquitous, & automatic processing more sophisticated, than currently thought: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Model-based algorithms shape automatic evaluative processing | PNAS
Computational theories of reinforcement learning suggest that two families of algorithm—model-based
and model-free—tightly map onto the classic dis...
www.pnas.org
June 21, 2025 at 1:41 AM
A key takeaway from 20+ years of computational RL is: model-free=automatic, model-based=deliberate. My new paper w/ @benedek.bsky.social challenges this view, suggesting that MB algos are more ubiquitous, & automatic processing more sophisticated, than currently thought: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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What makes people feel entitled to rewards—the effort they put into their work or the outcomes they achieve?
Out now in PNAS; with Jin Kim and Jared Wong:
Achievement.
Effort seems to matter very little (if at all).
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Out now in PNAS; with Jin Kim and Jared Wong:
Achievement.
Effort seems to matter very little (if at all).
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
May 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
What makes people feel entitled to rewards—the effort they put into their work or the outcomes they achieve?
Out now in PNAS; with Jin Kim and Jared Wong:
Achievement.
Effort seems to matter very little (if at all).
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Out now in PNAS; with Jin Kim and Jared Wong:
Achievement.
Effort seems to matter very little (if at all).
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Introspection has gotten a bad rap over the years. Here we show that people have more insight into the algorithms behind their decisions than we tend to assume. Thrilled to see this work out at Nature Comms with the always brilliant @thatadammorris.bsky.social!
Are we “strangers to ourselves”? Classic theories say people have limited insight into how they decide. Our new paper at @natcomms.nature.com challenges this view. With @rcarl.bsky.social sky.social, @hedykober.bsky.social y.social, and @mjcrockett.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Introspective access to value-based multi-attribute choice processes - Nature Communications
People routinely choose between multi-attribute options, such as which movie to watch. Here, the authors show people often have accurate insight into their choices, challenging the notion that people ...
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May 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Introspection has gotten a bad rap over the years. Here we show that people have more insight into the algorithms behind their decisions than we tend to assume. Thrilled to see this work out at Nature Comms with the always brilliant @thatadammorris.bsky.social!
Reposted by Ryan Carlson
Are we “strangers to ourselves”? Classic theories say people have limited insight into how they decide. Our new paper at @natcomms.nature.com challenges this view. With @rcarl.bsky.social sky.social, @hedykober.bsky.social y.social, and @mjcrockett.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Introspective access to value-based multi-attribute choice processes - Nature Communications
People routinely choose between multi-attribute options, such as which movie to watch. Here, the authors show people often have accurate insight into their choices, challenging the notion that people ...
www.nature.com
April 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Are we “strangers to ourselves”? Classic theories say people have limited insight into how they decide. Our new paper at @natcomms.nature.com challenges this view. With @rcarl.bsky.social sky.social, @hedykober.bsky.social y.social, and @mjcrockett.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Reposted by Ryan Carlson
A new and fresh paper calls for a fresh start on a new platform. Hi y'all! 👋
Check out my paper with @spillersas.bsky.social and @krajbichlab.bsky.social - we look at the multi-faceted role of attention in opportunity cost neglect, using eye-tracking + computational modeling. Read more at the link!
Check out my paper with @spillersas.bsky.social and @krajbichlab.bsky.social - we look at the multi-faceted role of attention in opportunity cost neglect, using eye-tracking + computational modeling. Read more at the link!
New article on the role of attention in opportunity-cost neglect, with the fabulous Steph Smith and @spillersas.bsky.social. Outside options that are explicit (Keep Money) vs implicit (Don't Buy), attract more attention, both gaze and gaze effect on choice. 1/n authors.elsevier.com/c/1kycc_Ebvv...
authors.elsevier.com
April 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
A new and fresh paper calls for a fresh start on a new platform. Hi y'all! 👋
Check out my paper with @spillersas.bsky.social and @krajbichlab.bsky.social - we look at the multi-faceted role of attention in opportunity cost neglect, using eye-tracking + computational modeling. Read more at the link!
Check out my paper with @spillersas.bsky.social and @krajbichlab.bsky.social - we look at the multi-faceted role of attention in opportunity cost neglect, using eye-tracking + computational modeling. Read more at the link!
Reposted by Ryan Carlson
📢 I am recruiting a PhD student to start Fall 2024 @UofNH!
Interested in gender and other social groups, language, NLP...? Check out the Join Us! section of our lab website baileypsychlab.com for a letter to prospective students w/ more info and FAQs. Apply by 1/15/24! Please RT 🙏
Interested in gender and other social groups, language, NLP...? Check out the Join Us! section of our lab website baileypsychlab.com for a letter to prospective students w/ more info and FAQs. Apply by 1/15/24! Please RT 🙏
November 12, 2023 at 4:19 AM
📢 I am recruiting a PhD student to start Fall 2024 @UofNH!
Interested in gender and other social groups, language, NLP...? Check out the Join Us! section of our lab website baileypsychlab.com for a letter to prospective students w/ more info and FAQs. Apply by 1/15/24! Please RT 🙏
Interested in gender and other social groups, language, NLP...? Check out the Join Us! section of our lab website baileypsychlab.com for a letter to prospective students w/ more info and FAQs. Apply by 1/15/24! Please RT 🙏