Individual concerns modulate reward-related learning and behaviors involving sexual outcomes.

Pavlovian and instrumental conditioning are fundamental processes helping organisms learn about stimuli that predict rewards in the environment actions lead to their obtainment. These two forms of learning interplay notably exert a strong impact on reward-seeking behaviors. Here, we examined humans whether along with effects cue-driven behaviors involving sexual modulated by reward relevance individual’s orientation. In experiments, manipulated concern-relevance outcomes Pavlovian-instrumental transfer paradigm recruiting heterosexual homosexual men selecting for each Results showed enhanced response most relevant outcome participants’ orientation as well increased its associated cue compared less cue, respectively, thereby reflecting inter-individual differences concerns these effects. findings suggest motivational influence reward-related relies contribute fostering further insight into mechanisms underlying human