Simon Ciranka
Biographic Data
| ID | 1837634 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Simon Ciranka |
| GIVEN NAMES | Simon |
| FAMILY NAME | Ciranka |
| SIGNATURE | CIRANKA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Max Planck Institute for Human Development |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2067-9781 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Low socioeconomic status amplifies the perceived rarity of large rewards
Decision-making relies on heuristics derived from past experiences that likely vary with socioeconomic status. We investigate socioeconomic differences in people's reliance on a risk-reward heuristic, which exploits the tendency for larger rewards to be less probable in the world. In simulations, we show that a stronger relationship between rewards and their occurrence probability is expected under conditions of scarcity and high competition when…
Developmental changes in exploration resemble stochastic optimization
Human development is often described as a 'cooling off' process, analogous to stochastic optimization algorithms that implement a gradual reduction in randomness over time. Yet there is ambiguity in how to interpret this analogy, due to a lack of concrete empirical comparisons. Using data from n = 281 participants ages 5 to 55, we show that cooling off does not only apply to the single dimension of randomness. Rather, human development resembles …
Asymmetric reinforcement learning facilitates human inference of transitive relations
Humans and other animals are capable of inferring never-experienced relations (for example, A > C) from other relational observations (for example, A > B and B > C). The processes behind such transitive inference are subject to intense research. Here we demonstrate a new aspect of relational learning, building on previous evidence that transitive inference can be accomplished through simple reinforcement learning mechanisms. We show in simulation…
Adolescent risk-taking in the context of exploration and social influence
Adolescents are often described as a strange and different species that behaves like no other age group, typical behaviours being excessive risk-taking and sensitivity to peer influence. Different theories of adolescent behaviour attribute this to different internal mechanisms like undeveloped cognitive control, higher sensation-seeking or extraordinary social motivation. Many agree that some of adolescent risk-taking behaviour is adaptive. Here …
Asymmetric reinforcement learning facilitates human inference of transitive relations
Humans and other animals are capable of inferring never-experienced relations (for example, A > C) from other relational observations (for example, A > B and B > C). The processes behind such transitive inference are subject to intense research. Here we demonstrate a new aspect of relational learning, building on previous evidence that transitive inference can be accomplished through simple reinforcement learning mechanisms. We show in simulation…
Developmental changes in exploration resemble stochastic optimization
Human development is often described as a 'cooling off' process, analogous to stochastic optimization algorithms that implement a gradual reduction in randomness over time. Yet there is ambiguity in how to interpret this analogy, due to a lack of concrete empirical comparisons. Using data from n = 281 participants ages 5 to 55, we show that cooling off does not only apply to the single dimension of randomness. Rather, human development resembles …
Adolescent risk-taking in the context of exploration and social influence
Adolescents are often described as a strange and different species that behaves like no other age group, typical behaviours being excessive risk-taking and sensitivity to peer influence. Different theories of adolescent behaviour attribute this to different internal mechanisms like undeveloped cognitive control, higher sensation-seeking or extraordinary social motivation. Many agree that some of adolescent risk-taking behaviour is adaptive. Here …
Asymmetric reinforcement learning facilitates human inference of transitive relations
Humans and other animals are capable of inferring never-experienced relations (for example, A > C) from other relational observations (for example, A > B and B > C). The processes behind such transitive inference are subject to intense research. Here we demonstrate a new aspect of relational learning, building on previous evidence that transitive inference can be accomplished through simple reinforcement learning mechanisms. We show in simulation…
Developmental changes in exploration resemble stochastic optimization
Human development is often described as a 'cooling off' process, analogous to stochastic optimization algorithms that implement a gradual reduction in randomness over time. Yet there is ambiguity in how to interpret this analogy, due to a lack of concrete empirical comparisons. Using data from n = 281 participants ages 5 to 55, we show that cooling off does not only apply to the single dimension of randomness. Rather, human development resembles …
Low socioeconomic status amplifies the perceived rarity of large rewards
Decision-making relies on heuristics derived from past experiences that likely vary with socioeconomic status. We investigate socioeconomic differences in people's reliance on a risk-reward heuristic, which exploits the tendency for larger rewards to be less probable in the world. In simulations, we show that a stronger relationship between rewards and their occurrence probability is expected under conditions of scarcity and high competition when…
Artificial Intelligence (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (2 works) · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (2 works) · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (2 works) · Mathematics (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Ambiguity (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works) · Child and Animal Learning Development (1 works)