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ArticleBMC psychiatry2025

Individual differences in probabilistic learning and updating predictive representations in individuals with obsessive-compulsive tendencies.

Bianka Brezóczki, Bence Csaba Farkas, Flóra Hann, Orsolya Pesthy, Eszter Tóth-Fáber, Kinga Farkas, Katalin Csigó, Dezső Németh, Teodóra Vékony

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Bianka BrezóczkiDoctoral School of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
Bence Csaba FarkasInstitut du Psychotraumatisme de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, Conseil Départemental Yvelines et Hauts-de-Seine et Centre Hospitalier des Versailles, Versailles, France.
Flóra HannDoctoral School of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
Orsolya PesthyBrain, Memory and Language Research Group, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.
Eszter Tóth-FáberBrain, Memory and Language Research Group, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.
Kinga FarkasDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Katalin CsigóNyírő Gyula National Institute of Psychiatry and Addictology, Budapest, Hungary.
Dezső Németh *Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon, INSERM, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CRNL U1028 UMR5292, Bron, France. dezso.nemeth@inserm.fr.
Teodóra Vékony *Gran Canaria Cognitive Research Center, Department of Education and Psychology, University of Atlántico Medio, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.

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Abstract

backgroundObsessive-compulsive (OC) tendencies involve intrusive thoughts and rigid, repetitive behaviours that also manifest at the subclinical level in the general population. The neurocognitive factors driving the development and persistence of the excessive presence of these tendencies remain highly elusive, though emerging theories emphasize the role of implicit information processing. Despite various empirical studies on distinct neurocognitive processes, the incidental retrieval of environmental structures in dynamic and noisy environments, such as probabilistic learning, has received relatively little attention.

methodsIn this study, we aimed to unravel potential individual differences in implicit probabilistic learning and the updating of predictive representations related to OC tendencies in a non-clinical population. We conducted two independent online experiments (N

resultsOur findings revealed that implicit probabilistic learning remained remarkably robust among OC tendencies within a non-clinical population. Furthermore, the results highlighted effective updating capabilities of predictive representations, which were not influenced by OC tendencies.

conclusionsThese results offer new insights into individual differences in probabilistic learning and updating in relation to OC tendencies, contributing to theoretical, methodological, and practical approaches for understanding the maladaptive behavioural manifestations of OC disorder and subclinical tendencies.

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IndividualityObsessive-Compulsive DisorderProbability LearningAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMaleYoung AdultIndividual differencesObsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive tendenciesPredictive processingProbabilistic learningStatistical learning

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