Spatial discounting of food and social rewards in guppies (Poecilia reticulata)

In temporal discounting, animals trade off the time to obtain a reward against the quality of a reward, choosing between a smaller reward available sooner versus a larger reward available later. Similar discounting can apply over space, when animals choose between smaller and closer versus larger an...

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Main Authors: Nelly eMühlhoff, Jeffrey R Stevens, Simon Matthew Reader
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00068/full