State-dependent learning and suboptimal choice: when starlings prefer long over short delays to food

Recent studies have used labels such as 'work ethics', 'sunk costs' and 'state-dependent preferences' for apparent anomalies in animals' choices. They suggest that preference between options relates to the options' history, rather than depending exclusively on...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pompilio, L, Kacelnik, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2005