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...
Main Authors: | Pompilio, L, Kacelnik, A |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2005
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