| Discounting of delayed food rewards in pigeons and rats: is there a magnitude effect? | |
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PMID: 15113132 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Temporal discounting refers to the decrease in the present, subjective value of a reward as the time to its receipt increases. Results from humans have shown that a hyperbola-like function describes the form of the discounting function when choices involve hypothetical monetary rewards. In addition, magnitude effects have been reported in which smaller reward amounts are discounted more steeply than larger amounts. The present research examines the cross-species generality of these findings using real rewards, namely food pellets, with both pigeons and rats. As with humans, an adjusting amount procedure was used to estimate the amount of immediate reward judged equal in value to a delayed reward. Different amounts of delayed food rewards (ranging from 5 to 32 pellets in pigeons and from 5 to 20 pellets in rats) were studied at delays varying from 1 s to 32 s. A simple hyperbola, similar to the hyperbola-like mathematical function that describes the discounting of hypothetical monetary rewards in humans, described the discounting of food rewards in both pigeons and rats. These results extend the generality of the mathematical model of discounting. Rates of discounting delayed food rewards were higher for pigeons than for rats. Unlike humans, however, neither pigeons nor rats showed a reliable magnitude effect: Rate of discounting did not vary systematically as a function of the amount of the delayed reward. |
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Authors:
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Leonard Green; Joel Myerson; Daniel D Holt; John R Slevin; Sara J Estle |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior Volume: 81 ISSN: 0022-5002 ISO Abbreviation: J Exp Anal Behav Publication Date: 2004 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-04-28 Completed Date: 2004-07-29 Revised Date: 2011-09-26 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0203727 Medline TA: J Exp Anal Behav Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 39-50 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychology, Washington University, Campus Box 1125, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA. lgreen@wustl.edu |
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Animals Behavior, Animal / physiology Choice Behavior Columbidae Female Food* Rats Reward* |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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MH55308/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; R01 MH055308-06/MH/NIMH NIH HHS |
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