- A new study looked at brain activity.
- It showed how people change their behavior.
- People played a repeated simple game.
- Opponents were sometimes human and sometimes artificial.
- Some people learned very quickly in the game.
- Other people needed more time to learn.
- Activity changed when people revised their guesses.
- These findings could help understand social problems.
- Researchers looked at brain scans to see changes.
- The work may guide future therapy tests.
Difficult words
- behavior — ways a person acts or does things
- opponent — a person or thing you play againstOpponents
- artificial — made by people not by nature
- learn — to get knowledge or skill from practicelearned
- revise — to change an answer or idea after thoughtrevised
- researcher — a person who studies things to find informationResearchers
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Discussion questions
- Do you like to play simple games?
- Do you prefer to play with people or with a computer?
- Have you ever changed a guess in a game?
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