The paradoxical effect of low reward probabilities in suboptimal choice

When offered a choice between 2 alternatives, animals sometimes prefer the option yielding less food. For instance, pigeons and starlings prefer an option that on 20% of the trials presents a stimulus always followed by food, and on the remaining 80% of the trials presents a stimulus never followed...

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Main Author: Fortes, Maria Inês Abreu (author)
Other Authors: Pinto, Carlos (author), Machado, Armando (author), Vasconcelos, Marco (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/74374
Country:Portugal
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