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Exploring the space of human exploration using Entropy Mastermind

Eric Schulz, Lara Bertram, Matthias Hofer, Jonathan D. Nelson
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/540666
Eric Schulz
1Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
2ABC / iSearch Group, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
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  • For correspondence: eric.schulz.13@ucl.ac.uk
Lara Bertram
2ABC / iSearch Group, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
3School of Psychology, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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Matthias Hofer
2ABC / iSearch Group, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
4Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Jonathan D. Nelson
2ABC / iSearch Group, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
3School of Psychology, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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Abstract

What drives people’s exploration in complex scenarios where they have to actively acquire information? How do people adapt their selection of queries to the environment? We explore these questions using Entropy Mastermind, a novel variant of the Mastermind code-breaking game, in which participants have to guess a secret code by making useful queries. Participants solved games more efficiently if the entropy of the game environment was low; moreover, people adapted their initial queries to the scenario they were in. We also investigated whether it would be possible to predict participants’ queries within the generalized Sharma-Mittal information-theoretic framework. Although predicting individual queries was difficult, the modeling framework offered important insights on human behavior. Entropy Mastermind opens up rich possibilities for modeling and behavioral research.

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Eric Schulz, Lara Bertram, Matthias Hofer, Jonathan D. Nelson
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