ReviewBehavioural processes2019
The effect of economy type on reinforcer value.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Rational regulation of water-seeking effort in rodents.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021Article
- Commentary: The Risky Closed Economy: A Holistic, Longitudinal Approach to Studying Fear and Anxiety in Rodents.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2021Article
- Behavioral economic demand as a unifying language for addiction science: Promoting collaboration and integration of animal and human models.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2020Review
- Heroin choice depends on income level and economy type.Psychopharmacology · 2020Article
- The Risky Closed Economy: A Holistic, Longitudinal Approach to Studying Fear and Anxiety in Rodents.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2020Article
- The effect of economy type on heroin and saccharin essential value.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2019Article
- Editorial: Behavior Science for the Public Welfare.Perspectives on behavior science · 2019Article
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Abstract
This article reviews studies investigating the effect of economy type on reinforcer value. In a closed economy, consumption of the reinforcer depends entirely on the subject's behavior, whereas in an open economy it does not, due, for example, to the provision of free reinforcers after the session. In theory, reinforcers should have higher value in a closed economy than in an open economy. Experimental results relevant to this prediction and methods used to test economy type effects are summarized and discussed here. Studies have tested the effect of economy type on the value of a variety of reinforcers, including food, water, saccharin, various drugs, and video games. Subjects used have varied also and include humans, monkeys, rats, and mice. Whether economy type had an effect on reinforcer value appears to depend on the particular reinforcer studied and on the species used. In general, where there was a difference in reinforcer value across economies, the effect was consistent with the prediction that value should be lower in the open economy. In some studies, however, satiation across economy types may have been responsible for the difference, or at least contributed to it. Potential explanations for the economy type effect, including substitution of future reinforcers for current reinforcers, contingency degradation, anticipatory contrast, and optimal foraging, are discussed.
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