When the simplest voluntary decisions appear patently suboptimal

Behav Brain Sci. 2018 Jan:41:e240. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X18001474.

Abstract

Rahnev & Denison (R&D) catalog numerous experiments in which performance deviates, often in subtle ways, from the theoretical ideal. We discuss an extreme case, an elementary behavior (reactive saccades to single targets) for which a simple contextual manipulation results in responses that are dramatically different from those expected based on reward maximization - and yet are highly informative and amenable to mechanistic examination.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Aggression
  • Decision Making*
  • Reward
  • Saccades*