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Irrationality, suboptimality, and the evolutionary context

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 October 2003

Mark Steer  and
Innes Cuthill
Mark Steer*
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1UG, United Kingdom
Innes Cuthill*
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1UG, United Kingdom
*
mark.steer@bristol.ac.uk
i.cuthill@bristol.ac.uk
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Abstract:

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We propose that a direct analogy can be made between optimal behaviour in animals and rational behaviour in humans, and that lessons learned by the study of the former can be applied to the latter. Furthermore, we suggest that, to understand human decisions, rationality must be considered within an evolutionary framework.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , April 2003 , pp. 176 - 177
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003