| Incentive Relativity Contributor(s): Flaherty, Charles F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521381185 ISBN-13: 9780521381185 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition |
| Dewey: 156.232 |
| LCCN: 95037733 |
| Series: Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.15 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Incentive relativity is the study of the disappointment and irritation shown by animals and humans when they fail to obtain an expected reward. This book provides a full account of the subject, focusing on animals' responses to the relative value of rewards. These relativity effects cause stress in animals but they may also inspire adaptation beneficial to survival. This text shows how animal research may lead to an understanding of individual differences in discernment and susceptibility to disappointment, and to an understanding of both the advantages and disadvantages of dissatisfaction. |