Gambling-like behavior in pigeons: ‘jackpot’ signals promote maladaptive risky choice

Abstract Individuals often face choices that have uncertain outcomes and have important consequences. As a model of this environment, laboratory experiments often offer a choice between an uncertain, large reward that varies in its probability of delivery against a certain but smaller reward as a me...

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Main Authors: Aaron P. Smith, Joshua S. Beckmann, Thomas R. Zentall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06641-x