Violations of transitivity under fitness maximization

Houston, Alasdair I.; McNamara, John M.; Steer, Mark D.

Abstract

We present a novel demonstration that violations of transitive choice can result from decision strategies that maximize fitness. Our results depend on how the available options, including options not currently chosen, influence a decision-maker's expectations about the future. In particular, they depend on how the presence of an option may act as an insurance against a run of bad luck in the future. © 2007 The Royal Society.

Citation

Houston, A. I., McNamara, J. M., & Steer, M. D. (2007). Violations of transitivity under fitness maximization. Biology Letters, 3(4), 365-367. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2007.0111

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Aug 22, 2007
• Journal: Biology Letters
• Electronic ISSN: 1744-957X
• Publisher: Royal Society, The
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 365-367
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2007.0111
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1026100
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2007.0111