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Distinct forms of uncertainty guide information seeking and subjective confidence

2026-06-02

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<p>Humans and other animals seek information to improve their cognition and behaviour. Theories in cognitive neuroscience, developmental psychology and animal cognition widely assume a strong connection between information seeking behaviour and subjective feelings of confidence. However, it remains unclear whether information seeking and subjective confidence are truly driven by the same underlying mechanisms. Her...

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Literature Corpus work: 7f067b21-5b76-5310-aeb9-050ec1deabc7
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/cf4a7_v2

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