Incentive Relativity (Hardcover)

Hardcover. Incentive 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. Disappointment and recovery occur frequently in life, as does irritation regarding one's financial or economic state compared with others. Incentive relativity is the study of this phenomenon, and this is an account of the subject. The book shows that these relativity effects are stressful but they may also be adaptive. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…