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Capuchin and rhesus monkeys show sunk cost effects in a psychomotor task

Human decision-making is often swayed by irrecoverable investments even though it should only be based on future—and not past—costs and benefits. Although this sunk cost effect is widely documented and can lead to devastating losses, the underlying psychological mechanisms are unclear. To tease apar...

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Autores principales: Watzek, Julia, Brosnan, Sarah F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7683735/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33230238
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-77301-w