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Acorn-omics: Optimal Foraging Behaviour Generates Steep Discounting and Preference Reversals in Laboratory Tasks
Y.L. Burnham, Tim W. Fawcett, Lisa A. Leaver, Andrew D. Higginson
This paper develops a dynamic optimization model to show that steep discounting in laboratory tasks may result from artificial conditions, not natural foraging behavior.
DOI 10.64898/2026.07.13.738182