Positive and negative incentive contrasts lead to relative value perception in ants

Positive and negative incentive contrasts lead to relative value perception in ants

Humans usually assess things not according to their absolute value, but relative to reference points – a main tenant of Prospect Theory. For example, people rate a new salary relative to previous salaries and salaries of their peers, rather than absolute income. We demonstrate a similar effect in an...

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Main Authors: Stephanie Wendt, Kim S Strunk, Jürgen Heinze, Andreas Roider, Tomer J Czaczkes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2019-07-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
relative value perception
incentive contrasts
successive contrasts
foraging
recruitment
prospect theory
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/45450

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