Variation in primate decision-making under uncertainty and the roots of human economic behaviour.

ABSTRACT: Uncertainty is a ubiquitous component of human economic behaviour, yet people can vary in their preferences for risk across populations, individuals and different points in time. As uncertainty also characterizes many aspects of animal decision-making, comparative research can help evaluate different potential mechanisms that generate this variation, including the role of biological differences or maturational change versus cultural learning, as well as identify human-unique components of economic decision-making. Here, we examine decision-making under risk across non-human primates, our closest relatives. We first review theoretical approaches and current methods for understanding decision-making in animals. We then assess the current evidence for variation in animal preferences between s

SUBMITTER: De Petrillo F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7815434 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature