Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxiv
Non-human primates satisfy utility maximization in compliance with the continuity axiom of Expected Utility Theory
S. Ferrari-Toniolo, P. M. Bujold, F. Grabenhorst…·W. Schultz
This study shows that rhesus macaques comply with the continuity axiom of Expected Utility Theory, supporting the existence of a numerical utility function for decision-making.
DOI 10.1523/jneurosci.0955-20.2020