Biased belief updating and suboptimal choice in foraging decisions

In some types of decision-making, people must accept or forego an option without knowing what prospects might later be available. Here, the authors reveal how a key bias– asymmetric learning from negative versus positive outcomes – emerges in this type of decision.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Neil Garrett, Nathaniel D. Daw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16964-5