Justin Yang
@justintheyang.bsky.social
Second-year Psych PhD at Stanford in the Causality in Cognition Lab!
If you’re interested in chatting, come swing by our poster at CogSci (P1-Y-220) on Thursday, July 31 from 1:00PM - 2:15PM!
July 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
If you’re interested in chatting, come swing by our poster at CogSci (P1-Y-220) on Thursday, July 31 from 1:00PM - 2:15PM!
We found that participants who completed the counterfactual reflections did not avoid more hazardous tiles than those who did not, but improved on the task with more experience. In other words, we did not find reliable evidence that counterfactual simulation yielded a better world model.
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July 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
We found that participants who completed the counterfactual reflections did not avoid more hazardous tiles than those who did not, but improved on the task with more experience. In other words, we did not find reliable evidence that counterfactual simulation yielded a better world model.
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We tested if counterfactual simulation helps people learn a better world model. Participants navigated an environment and learned which locations were unsafe. Some then made counterfactual paths that would've improved on their previous one. Afterwards, they identified unsafe tiles in a test.
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July 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
We tested if counterfactual simulation helps people learn a better world model. Participants navigated an environment and learned which locations were unsafe. Some then made counterfactual paths that would've improved on their previous one. Afterwards, they identified unsafe tiles in a test.
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Excited to be sharing my latest work with @tobigerstenberg.bsky.social at #CogSci2025!
Learning usually occurs when we encounter new data. But we also have the capacity to reflect on our past experiences. What can we learn from simulating past experience?
📃 cicl.stanford.edu/papers/yang2...
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Learning usually occurs when we encounter new data. But we also have the capacity to reflect on our past experiences. What can we learn from simulating past experience?
📃 cicl.stanford.edu/papers/yang2...
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July 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Excited to be sharing my latest work with @tobigerstenberg.bsky.social at #CogSci2025!
Learning usually occurs when we encounter new data. But we also have the capacity to reflect on our past experiences. What can we learn from simulating past experience?
📃 cicl.stanford.edu/papers/yang2...
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Learning usually occurs when we encounter new data. But we also have the capacity to reflect on our past experiences. What can we learn from simulating past experience?
📃 cicl.stanford.edu/papers/yang2...
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