Learning to learn from positive experiences

Autonomous cyber-physical agents play an increasingly large role in our lives. To ensure that they behave in ways aligned with the values of society, we must develop techniques that allow these agents to not only maximize their reward in an environment, but also to learn and follow the implicit constraints of society. We detail a novel approach that uses inverse reinforcement learning to learn a set of unspecified constraints from demonstrations and reinforcement learning to learn to maximize environmental rewards. A contextual bandit-based orchestrator then picks between the two policies: constraint-based and environment reward-based. The contextual bandit orchestrator allows the agent to mix policies in novel ways, taking the best actions from either a reward-maximizing or constrained policy. In addition, the orchestrator is transparent on which policy is being employed at each time step. We test our algorithms using Pac-Man and show that the agent is able to learn to act optimally, act within the demonstrated constraints, and mix these two functions in complex ways.

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Personality Characteristics of Tulpamancers and Their Tulpas

10.31234/osf.io/5t3xk ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Anna Martin ◽

Bailey Thompson ◽

Steven Lancaster

Keyword(s):

Relationship Satisfaction ◽

Personality Characteristics ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Positive Experiences ◽

The Creation ◽

Personality Similarity

Tulpamancy is a practice that involves the creation of imagined sentient companions, tulpas, who abide within their human host's mind. The primary aim of our study was to examine the personality characteristics of tulpas and their hosts. Further, we examined the role of personality similarity in predicting relationship satisfaction. Individuals with tulpas completed an online questionnaire of host and tulpa personality and scales of host’s relationship satisfaction. Our pre-registered analyses (https://aspredicted.org/blind.php?x= bi484h) found that hosts reported positive experiences with their tulpas. While we predicted that the personalities of the host and tulpa would be complementary, our results indicated they were more consistent with a similarity perspective. Finally, our hypothesis that the personalities of hosts and tulpas would be related to perceived relationship satisfaction was supported for certain personality characteristics. Our results provide evidence that the tulpa-host relationship may function as a beneficial mechanism in the lives of the host.

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How well do voice-hearing assessment measures capture the positive experiences of individuals?

10.31234/osf.io/8s9kj ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Lucy Armstrong ◽

Lorna Hogg ◽

Pamela Charlotte Jacobsen

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Lived Experience ◽

Second Stage ◽

The Third ◽

Third Stage ◽

Hearing Assessment ◽

Positive Experiences ◽

Assessment Measures ◽

Stage 1 ◽

The Voice

The first stage of this project aims to identify assessment measures which include items on voice-hearing by way of a systematic review. The second stage is the development of a brief framework of categories of positive experiences of voice hearing, using a triangulated approach, drawing on views from both professionals and people with lived experience. The third stage will involve using the framework to identify any positve aspects of voice-hearing included in the voice hearing assessments identified in stage 1.

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El acceso a la función pública docente en Educación Infantil, Primaria y Secundaria

IKASTORRATZA.e-journal on Didactics ◽

10.37261/24_alea/6 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 138-159

Author(s):

Goiatz Aramendi Lekuona ◽

Pello Aramendi Jauregi

Keyword(s):

Secondary Education ◽

Teaching Strategies ◽

Civil Service ◽

Self Regulation ◽

Learning To Learn ◽

Primary And Secondary Education ◽

Theoretical Part ◽

Close Relationship ◽

Attention To Diversity ◽

Diversity Evaluation

The research presented below aims to describe and analyse the teaching strategies and supports obtained by teachers in the province of Gipuzkoa who sit competitive examinations to access the teaching civil service in Infant, Primary and Secondary Education. This study opted for a sequential explanatory design with 469 candidates. Teachers who have passed the official examinations placed special emphasis on the first test (theoretical part and practical exercise), took into account the criteria of evaluation of the examinations and prioritised issues such as attention to diversity, evaluation, the competence of learning to learn, self-regulation of learning and the design of teaching units. In addition, they received valuable help from relatives, people linked to teaching with whom they have a close relationship, and work colleagues.

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