The relationship between anxious traits and learning about changes in stochasticity and volatility

Brónagh McCoy; Rebecca P. Lawson

doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013646

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The relationship between anxious traits and learning about changes in stochasticity and volatility

Brónagh McCoy ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: mccoy.bronagh@gmail.com

Affiliations Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4738-6723

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Rebecca P. Lawson

Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
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The relationship between anxious traits and learning about changes in stochasticity and volatility

Brónagh McCoy,
Rebecca P. Lawson

Published: October 30, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013646

About the Authors

Brónagh McCoy

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: mccoy.bronagh@gmail.com

Affiliations Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4738-6723

Rebecca P. Lawson

Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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