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June 4, 2026Behavioral and Brain Sciences0 citations

Distinguishing regulatory variables and ecological affordances: Prioritizing goals versus implementing action

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EDEdgar DubourgNBNicolas Baumard

Key Points

  • This work aims to enhance the understanding of motivational frameworks by distinguishing regulatory variables from affordances.
  • Examines the existing framework posed by Ko and Neuberg
  • Proposes a clearer distinction between two types of inputs
  • Focuses on understanding motivational salience and local action possibilities
  • Identifies regulatory variables as cues for calibrating motivation
  • Clarifies that affordances are only relevant once motivation is engaged

Abstract

We fully share Ko and Neuberg's premises and conclusions. We only suggest that the framework could be further clarified by distinguishing two kinds of inputs: regulatory variables (cues that calibrate motivational salience) and affordances (local action possibilities that matter only once a motivation is already engaged).

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Dubourg et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2117bfd499ed480b1708f0https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x2510321x
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