All thumbs?

Federico Sanabria; Peter R. Killeen

doi:10.1016/j.beproc.2005.02.015

All thumbs?

Federico Sanabria, Peter R. Killeen

Psychology

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Abstract

In this otherwise insightful line of investigation, some aspects of rules of thumb (RoT) remain underspecified: their evolution and function, how they are selected for a task, how they are learned, and the dependence of their apparent simplicity on their embodiment and context. Theories of operant and respondent conditioning may serve as the theoretical framework required to flesh out those details.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	143-145
Number of pages	3
Journal	Behavioural processes
Volume	69
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2005.02.015
State	Published - May 31 2005

Keywords

Animal models
Conditioning (psychology)
Decision making

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Animal Science and Zoology
Behavioral Neuroscience

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10.1016/j.beproc.2005.02.015

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title = "All thumbs?",

abstract = "In this otherwise insightful line of investigation, some aspects of rules of thumb (RoT) remain underspecified: their evolution and function, how they are selected for a task, how they are learned, and the dependence of their apparent simplicity on their embodiment and context. Theories of operant and respondent conditioning may serve as the theoretical framework required to flesh out those details.",

keywords = "Animal models, Conditioning (psychology), Decision making",

author = "Federico Sanabria and Killeen, {Peter R.}",

note = "Funding Information: Preparation of this commentary was supported by NSF IBN 0236821 and NIMH 1R01MH066860.",

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