Reward context determines risky choice in pigeons and humans

Biology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Ludvig, Elliot A ^a   Madan, Christopher R ^b   Pisklak, Jeffrey M ^b   Spetch, Marcia L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comparative cognition; Decision making; Gambling; Risk sensitivity

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; GAMBLING; HOMINID; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOOD; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REWARD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLUMBIDAE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; REWARD; RISK-TAKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925711908     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2014.0451     Document Type: Article

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