Temporal context effects on suboptimal choice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21640482 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Margaret A Mcdevitt (0009-0000-3261-1533, McDaniel College, corresponding author), Jeffrey M Pisklak (0000-0002-5465-7978, University of Alberta), Roger Dunn (0000-0001-6610-7626, San Diego State University), Roger M Dunn, Marcia L Spetch (0000-0002-0472-073X, University of Alberta) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 2737-2745 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychonomic Bulletin & Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1069-9384 • E-ISSN: 1531-5320 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3758/s13423-024-02519-y |
| PMID | 38760618 |
| OpenAlex | W4397023508 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 63 |
Choice can be driven both by rewards and stimuli that signal those rewards. Under certain conditions, pigeons will prefer options that lead to less probable reward when the reward is signaled. A recently quantified model, the Signal for Good News (SiGN) model, assumes that in the context of uncertainty, signals for a reduced delay to reward reinforce choice. The SiGN model provides an excellent fit to previous results from pigeons and the current studies are the first to test a priori quantitative predictions. Pigeons chose between a suboptimal alternative that led to signaled 20% food and an optimal alternative that led to 50% food. The duration of the choice period was manipulated across conditions in two experiments. Pigeons strongly preferred the suboptimal alternative at the shorter durations and strongly preferred the optimal alternative at the longer durations. The results from both experiments fit well with predictions from the SiGN model and show that altering the duration of the choice period has a dramatic effect in that it changes which of the two options pigeons prefer. More generally, these results suggest that the relative value of options is not fixed, but instead depends on the temporal context
Cognitive psychology · Statistics · Animal Behavior and Reproduction · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Child and Animal Learning Development · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |