How can we apply decision-making theories to wild animal behavior? Predictions arising from dual process theory and Bayesian decision theory.

ABSTRACT: Our understanding of decision-making processes and cognitive biases is ever increasing, thanks to an accumulation of testable models and a large body of research over the last several decades. The vast majority of this work has been done in humans and laboratory animals because these study subjects and situations allow for tightly controlled experiments. However, it raises questions about how this knowledge can be applied to wild animals in their complex environments. Here, we review two prominent decision-making theories, dual process theory and Bayesian decision theory, to assess the similarities in these approaches and consider how they may apply to wild animals living in heterogenous environments within complicated social groupings. In particular, we wanted to assess when wild animals

SUBMITTER: Teichroeb JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11650956 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature