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!
Our findings give us a clearer understanding on the relation between counterfactual reasoning and learning. Going forward, @tobigerstenberg.bsky.social and I are excited to explore whether counterfactual simulation may improve people's action policies!
July 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Our findings give us a clearer understanding on the relation between counterfactual reasoning and learning. Going forward, @tobigerstenberg.bsky.social and I are excited to explore whether counterfactual simulation may improve people's action policies!
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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