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Directed Exploration

Directed Exploration is a decision-making strategy within the exploration-exploitation tradeoff framework that systematically prioritizes information acquisition to reduce uncertainty in expected utility, distinguishing itself from random or undirected exploration by its purposeful selection of actions aimed at improving future decisions.

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249

Authors

136

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2017–2026

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Publications

90

Humans use directed and random exploration to solve the explore–exploit dilemma.

Robert C. Wilson, Andra Geana, J.M. White et al. · Journal of Experimental Psychology General · 2014 · 656 citations · Full text

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Using cognitive psychology to understand GPT-3

Marcel Binz, Eric Schulz · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2023 · 452 citations · Full text

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Balancing exploration and exploitation with information and randomization

Robert C. Wilson, Elizabeth Bonawitz, Vincent D. Costa et al. · Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences · 2020 · 234 citations · Full text

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A causal role for right frontopolar cortex in directed, but not random, exploration

Wojciech Kossut Zajkowski, Małgorzata Kossut, Robert C. Wilson · eLife · 2017 · 174 citations · Full text

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Searching for Rewards Like a Child Means Less Generalization and More Directed Exploration

Eric Schulz, Charley M. Wu, Azzurra Ruggeri et al. · Psychological Science · 2019 · 168 citations

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Authors

249

  1. RC
    Robert C. Wilson

    University of Arizona, United States

    13 publications · 1.4K citations

    13

    h-index

  2. ES
    Eric Schulz

    University College London, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 812 citations

    6

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  3. SW
    Siyu Wang

    University of Arizona, United States

    5 publications · 146 citations

    5

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  4. CM
    Charley M. Wu

    Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany

    4 publications · 297 citations

    4

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  5. SJ
    Samuel J. Gershman

    Harvard University, United States

    4 publications · 293 citations

    4

    h-index

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Institutions

136

  1. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    13 h-index

    25 publications

    1.1K citations

  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    310 citations

  3. Neuroscience Institute

    Pisa, Italy

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    2.2K citations

  4. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    3.4K citations

  5. Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics

    Tübingen, Germany

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. Max Planck Institute for Human Development

    Berlin, Germany

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    703 citations

  7. Missouri University of Science and Technology

    Rolla, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    71 citations

  8. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    519 citations

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Venues

  1. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

    Repository · 6 publications · 115 citations

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  2. Scientific Reports

    5 publications · 269 citations

    5

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  3. arXiv (Cornell University)

    Repository · 3 publications · 170 citations

    3

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  4. PLoS ONE

    3 publications · 129 citations

    3

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  5. Journal of Neuroscience

    2 publications · 142 citations

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