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finding:impulsivity-interest-increases-from-0-70-4-to-0-83-4-r2-from-0-46-to-0-69-in-llama-3-2-3bImpulsivity→interest: ρ increases from 0.70 (α=-4) to 0.83 (α=+4); R² from 0.46 to 0.69 in LLaMA-3.2-3B
Scatter plot visualization showing strengthened probe-report relationship across alpha range
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extracted_from(2026) · Nicolas Martorell · Bianchi, Bruno
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