Comparative evaluation procedure for n. 1 research contract - Department of Psychology “Renzo Canestrari”

Title of the project: “Characterizing individual differences in human sign-trackers and goal-trackers” - The research project aims to advance the characterization of sign-tracking and goal-tracking phenomena in humans, with particular emphasis on their measurement and interpretation within translational research on motivational processes and incentive salience attribution. Activities will focus on improving the quality, reliability, and validity of the tools used to identify individual phenotypic profiles, with specific attention to behavioral indicators derived from Pavlovian conditioning paradigms. Particular interest will be devoted to the development of shared procedures and criteria that enhance comparability across studies and research settings, as well as to the establishment of reference frameworks for interpreting individual differences observed in the population. The project also seeks to promote a critical integration of the available evidence.