The value of foresight: how prospection affects decision-making

Traditional theories of decision-making assume that utilities are based on the intrinsic value of outcomes; in turn, these values depend on associations between expected outcomes and the current motivational state of the decision-maker. This view disregards the fact that humans (and possibly other a...

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Main Authors: Giovanni ePezzulo, Francesco eRigoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2011.00079/full