Why We Can’t Stop Watching the News

There is evidence that the reward system andare involved in knowledge-seeking. But exactly how that works still remains unclear. Earlier hypotheses stated that information is a higher-order reward in and of itself, because knowledge is always valuable. According to these theories, any kind of information—positive, negative, or neutral—will be coded in your brain as a reward, causing it to release dopamine, and drive you to seek more information.

The question is whether information-seeking is causing psychopathology or whether psychopathology is causing information-seeking. Our hypothesis is that it’s bi-directional. The way you seek information is probably going to make some mental health conditions worse or perhaps even protect you from certain conditions. But also, if you already have certain conditions, it can drive your information-seeking patterns.

The optimism bias can also enhance motivation. If you think you can do well, you will likely put more effort into what you are doing. What we found in our research is that if you put people under threat and enhance cortisol, there is a quick change in how people learn to update from positive and negative information, which results in the optimism bias going away.

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HA... we can't stop watching the news because of all the ANXIETY we have built up... now it is compulsive...a fixated worry and fear about how something will slam us...

I read the article and I've found, which the article doesn't cover, is how one can go from one reason to another for seeking information. I have identified myself doing all three at different times depending on my mood. Anyone else?

My eyes get strained. If what I am reading is super technical I will rest first. I read thru whole bit first reread looking up words and taking notes.

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