Gambling for Gatorade: Risk-sensitive decision making for fluid rewards in humans

Animal Cognition

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 201-207

  Hayden, Benjamin Y ^a   Platt, Michael L ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuroeconomics; Primary reinforcer; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFERENCE VALUE; REWARD; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEVERAGES; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; REWARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 58549083746     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-008-0186-8     Document Type: Article

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