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020 _a0521658632 (paperback)
_c$43.00
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050 0 4 _aBF505.R48
082 0 4 _a156.23224
100 1 _aFlaherty, Charles F.
245 1 0 _aIncentive relativity /
_cCharles F. Flaherty.
260 _a[S.l.] :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c1999.
300 _a227 p. ;
_c23 cm.
490 1 _aProblems in the behavioural sciences.
520 _aIncentive relativity is the study of the disappointment and irritation shown by animals and humans when they fail to obtain an expected reward. This book provides a full account of the subject, focusing on animals' responses to the relative value of rewards. These relativity effects cause stress in animals but they may also inspire adaptation beneficial to survival. This text shows how animal research may lead to an understanding of individual differences in discernment and susceptibility to disappointment, and to an understanding of both the advantages and disadvantages of dissatisfaction.
650 0 _aIncentive (Psychology)
650 0 _aPsychology, Comparative
650 0 _aReinforcement (Psychology)
650 0 _aReward (Psychology)
830 0 _aProblems in the behavioural sciences.
856 4 0 _3Amazon.com
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