Violations of transitivity under fitness maximization

被引：37
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作者：
Houston, Alasdair I. [1 ]
McNamara, John M. [1 ]
Steer, Mark D. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Bristol, Ctr Behav Biol, Bristol BS8 1UG, Avon, England
来源：
BIOLOGY LETTERS | 2007年 / 3卷 / 04期
关键词：
transitivity; state-dependent decisions; rationality;
D O I：
10.1098/rsbl.2007.0111
中图分类号：
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
We present a novel demonstration that violations of transitive choice can result from decision strategies that maximize fitness. Our results depend on how the available options, including options not currently chosen, influence a decision-maker's expectations about the future. In particular, they depend on how the presence of an option may act as an insurance against a run of bad luck in the future.
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页码：365 / 367
页数：3
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