On loss aversion in capuchin monkeys

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-155

  Silberberg, Alan ^a,e   Roma, Peter G ^a   Huntsberry, Mary E ^a   Warren Boulton, Frederick R ^b   Sakagami, Takayuki ^c   Ruggiero, Angela M ^d   Suomi, Stephen J ^d  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

^b MICRA Inc   (United States)

^c KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^e AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice; Delay of reinforcement; Humans; Loss aversion; Monkeys; Prospect theory; Reversed contingency; Token exchange

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CEBIDAE; DECISION MAKING; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; REINFORCEMENT;

AFFECT; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CEBUS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 45549097708     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2008-89-145     Document Type: Article

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