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Corrado, Greg S.; Sugrue, Leo P.; Seung, H. Sebastian; Newsome, William T. – Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 2005
The equilibrium phenomenon of matching behavior traditionally has been studied in stationary environments. Here we attempt to uncover the local mechanism of choice that gives rise to matching by studying behavior in a highly dynamic foraging environment. In our experiments, 2 rhesus monkeys ("Macacca mulatta") foraged for juice rewards by making…
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