The Adaptiveness of Self-Control: Simulation of Foraging Mice

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 368-372

  Campbell, Thomas G ^a   Persaud, Navindra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

decision making; impulsivity; intertemporal choice; mice; simulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD DEPRIVATION; IMPULSIVENESS; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; MOUSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; BASAL METABOLISM; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD DEPRIVATION; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MICE; MOTIVATION; PROBABILITY LEARNING;

EID: 56349166785     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012622     Document Type: Article

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