Hyperbolic value addition and general models of animal choice.

@article{citeulike:96092, abstract = {Three mathematical models of choice--the contextual-choice model (R. Grace, 1994), delay-reduction theory (N. Squires \& E. Fantino, 1971), and a new model called the hyperbolic value-added model--were compared in their ability to predict the results from a wide variety of experiments with animal subjects. When supplied with 2 or 3 free parameters, all 3 models made fairly accurate predictions for a large set of experiments that used concurrent-chain procedures. One advantage of the hyperbolic value-added model is that it is derived from a simpler model that makes accurate predictions for many experiments using discrete-trial adjusting-delay procedures. Some results favor the hyperbolic value-added model and delay-reduction theory over the contextual-choice model, but more data are needed from choice situations for which the models make distinctly different predictions.}, address = {Department of Psychology, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut 06515, USA. mazur@southernct.edu}, author = {Mazur, J. E. }, citeulike-article-id = {96092}, issn = {0033-295X}, journal = {Psychol Rev}, keywords = {behavior, comparative, decision}, month = {January}, number = {1}, pages = {96--112}, posted-at = {2005-03-16 16:32:08}, priority = {2}, title = {Hyperbolic value addition and general models of animal choice.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11212635}, volume = {108}, year = {2001} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:96092 L3 - citeulike-article-id:96092 TI - Hyperbolic value addition and general models of animal choice. JF - Psychol Rev VL - 108 IS - 1 SP - 96 EP - 112 AD - Department of Psychology, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut 06515, USA. mazur@southernct.edu SN - 0033-295X N2 - Three mathematical models of choice--the contextual-choice model (R. Grace, 1994), delay-reduction theory (N. Squires & E. Fantino, 1971), and a new model called the hyperbolic value-added model--were compared in their ability to predict the results from a wide variety of experiments with animal subjects. When supplied with 2 or 3 free parameters, all 3 models made fairly accurate predictions for a large set of experiments that used concurrent-chain procedures. One advantage of the hyperbolic value-added model is that it is derived from a simpler model that makes accurate predictions for many experiments using discrete-trial adjusting-delay procedures. Some results favor the hyperbolic value-added model and delay-reduction theory over the contextual-choice model, but more data are needed from choice situations for which the models make distinctly different predictions. KW - behavior KW - comparative KW - decision AU - Mazur, JE PY - 2001/01// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11212635 ER -