Agency and the Calibration of Motivated Behavior

Moscarello, Justin M.; Hartley, Catherine A.

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2017.06.008

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Agency and the Calibration of Motivated Behavior

Moscarello, Justin M., Hartley, Catherine A.·2017·Trends in Cognitive Sciences

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The controllability of positive or negative environmental events has long been recognized as a critical factor determining their impact on an organism. In studies across species, controllable and uncontrollable reinforcement have been found to yield divergent effects on subsequent behavior. Here we present a model of the organizing influence of control, or a lack thereof, on the behavioral repertoire. We propose that individuals derive a generalizable estimate of agency from controllable and uncontrollable outcomes, which serves to calibrate their behavioral strategies in a manner that is most likely to be adaptive given their prior experience.

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Authors: Moscarello, J. M., & Hartley, C. A.
Affiliations: Texas A&M University (US)
New York University (US)
Corresponding author: Hartley, Catherine A.
ORCID: Moscarello, Justin M.
Hartley, Catherine A.
Venue: Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2017-10
Volume: 21
Issue: 10
Pages: 725-735
ISSN: 1364-6613 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2017.06.008
OpenAlex: W2724667872
Semantic Scholar: 24bd6081b37b1302463b08de0a6269812780d500
Cited by: 137
References: 80
Citations by year: 2026: 14 · 2025: 25 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 2
FWCI: 0.86
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Trends in Cognitive Sciences (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (1654393)
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Free Will and Agency
Keywords: agency, controllability, motivated behavior, reinforcement, behavioral repertoire, prior experience, adaptive behavior
MeSH terms: Animals, Behavior, Animal, Calibration, Humans, Motivation, Reaction Time, Stress, Psychological

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