Open AccessSign tracking predicts suboptimal behavior in a rodent gambling task
Author(s) -
Megan Swintosky,
James T Brennan,
Corrine Koziel,
John P. Paulus,
Sara E. Morrison
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psychopharmacology/psychopharmacologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.378
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1432-2072
pISSN - 0033-3158
DOI - 10.1007/s00213-021-05887-8
Subject(s) - psychology , impulsivity , sign (mathematics) , tracking (education) , cognitive psychology , addiction , amphetamine , developmental psychology , neuroscience , mathematical analysis , pedagogy , mathematics , dopamine
Reward-associated cues can promote maladaptive behavior, including risky decision-making in a gambling setting. A propensity for sign tracking over goal tracking-i.e., interaction with a reward-predictive cue rather than the site of reward-demonstrates an individual's tendency to transfer motivational value to a cue. However, the relationship of sign tracking to risky decision-making remains unclear.