Like humans, monkeys can make irrational decisions when making choices
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 - 19:30
in Psychology & Sociology
When making decisions about the value of an assortment of different objects, people approximate an average overall value, which though frequently useful can lead to apparently irrational decision-making. A new study shows for the first time that non-human primates also make similar "irrational" choices based on approximation.