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concept:aversive-stimuli-as-surprisingaversive stimuli as surprising
Aversive stimuli are defined as surprising, linking punishment to prediction failure.
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- Rewards are simply predictable stimuli (and aversive stimuli are, by definition, surprising)associated_withRedefines reward and punishment in terms of predictability.
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