COGS 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Procrastination, Limbic System, Prefrontal Cortex
24 Nov 2018
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Delay, impulsivity, procrastination & habits: we discount the future, things are less valuable the further they are away. In one year: energy-saving fridges, more expensive initially, but less in the long run, rates were significantly greater (25-300% per year), rewards worth different amounts if you get them immediately vs. later (d). If choose the green key, they must do work (5 pecks) after 6 sec delay: pigeon study, work they must do when choosing red key is increased until bird is indifferent to 2. If choose red key, they have 20 sec delay till they have to do the same work (preferred). choices: more willing to do 6x the work (30 pecks) in order to delay work by 14 sec. Green - wait 2 sec, grain for 2, wait 6 sec. Red - wait 2 sec, grain for 4,wait 2 sec. choose red or green (2 sec), 30 sec wait, choose red or green (2 sec), wait 10 sec.
