The role of expectations in transformative experiences

dc.contributor.authorVilliger, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-30T05:06:10Z
dc.date.available2023-12-30T05:06:10Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractAccording to L. A. Paul, the subjective value of an outcome is normally assessed by running a cognitive model of what it would be like if that outcome were to occur. However, cog nitive models, along with the expectations in which they result, are unreliable for application to transformative experi ences because we cannot know what it would be like for an outcome to occur if we have never experienced it before. This paper argues that despite their unreliability, expectations are still important in the case of chosen and unchosen transfor mative experiences because expectations about an outcome can systematically influence the very experience of that out come. More precisely, empirical research shows that affective experiences tend to assimilate to affective expectations. In turn, more positive affective experiences lead, ceteris paribus, to higher subjective value. Therefore, rational agents con fronting transformative outcomes should form or cultivate positive/optimistic affective expectations since, all else being equal, that maximizes subjective valuevi
dc.identifier.urihttps://thuvienso.hoasen.edu.vn/handle/123456789/14758
dc.language.isoenvi
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisvi
dc.subjectTransformative experiences; cognitive modeling; predictive processing; affective expectations; optimismvi
dc.titleThe role of expectations in transformative experiencesvi
dc.typeArticlevi

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