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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2017-07-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06641-x |