Random isn't real: How the patchy distribution of ecological rewards may generate “incentive hope”
Abstract
Anselme & Güntürkün generate exciting new insights by integrating two disparate fields to explain why uncertain rewards produce strong motivational effects. Their conclusions are developed in a framework that assumes a random distribution of resources, uncommon in the natural environment. We argue that, by considering a realistically clumped spatiotemporal distribution of resources, their conclusions will be stronger and more...
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Title
Random isn't real: How the patchy distribution of ecological rewards may generate “incentive hope”
Published Date
Jan 1, 2019
Volume
42
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