Towards a common theory for learning from reward, affect, and motivation: The SIMON framework

While the effects of reward, affect, and motivation on learning have each developed into their own fields of research, they largely have been investigated in isolation. As all three of these constructs are highly related, and use similar experimental procedures, an important advance in research woul...

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Main Author:	Christopher R Madan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-10-01
Series:	Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
Subjects:	Affect Arousal Motivation emotion Reward Valence
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnsys.2013.00059/full

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spelling	doaj-0ab816c74c904fedb892babbd7e336cd2020-11-24T23:47:20ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience1662-51372013-10-01710.3389/fnsys.2013.0005962336Towards a common theory for learning from reward, affect, and motivation: The SIMON frameworkChristopher R Madan0University of AlbertaWhile the effects of reward, affect, and motivation on learning have each developed into their own fields of research, they largely have been investigated in isolation. As all three of these constructs are highly related, and use similar experimental procedures, an important advance in research would be to consider the interplay between these constructs. Here we first define each of the three constructs, and then discuss how they may influence each other within a common framework. Finally, we delineate several sources of evidence supporting the framework. By considering the constructs of reward, affect, and motivation within a single framework, we can develop a better understanding of the processes involved in learning and how they interplay, and work towards a comprehensive theory that encompasses reward, affect, and motivation.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnsys.2013.00059/fullAffectArousalMotivationemotionRewardValence
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title	Towards a common theory for learning from reward, affect, and motivation: The SIMON framework
title_short	Towards a common theory for learning from reward, affect, and motivation: The SIMON framework
title_full	Towards a common theory for learning from reward, affect, and motivation: The SIMON framework
title_fullStr	Towards a common theory for learning from reward, affect, and motivation: The SIMON framework
title_full_unstemmed	Towards a common theory for learning from reward, affect, and motivation: The SIMON framework
title_sort	towards a common theory for learning from reward, affect, and motivation: the simon framework
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
series	Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
issn	1662-5137
publishDate	2013-10-01
description	While the effects of reward, affect, and motivation on learning have each developed into their own fields of research, they largely have been investigated in isolation. As all three of these constructs are highly related, and use similar experimental procedures, an important advance in research would be to consider the interplay between these constructs. Here we first define each of the three constructs, and then discuss how they may influence each other within a common framework. Finally, we delineate several sources of evidence supporting the framework. By considering the constructs of reward, affect, and motivation within a single framework, we can develop a better understanding of the processes involved in learning and how they interplay, and work towards a comprehensive theory that encompasses reward, affect, and motivation.
topic	Affect Arousal Motivation emotion Reward Valence
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Towards a common theory for learning from reward, affect, and motivation: The SIMON framework

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