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The evolutionary roots of human decision making
Human decision-making biases are examined through comparative studies with nonhuman primates to understand the evolutionary origins and psychological mechanisms underlying choice biases. This research addresses four major questions about whether similar biases exist across species and what they reveal about the biological rationality of economically irrational preferences.
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Summary
Human decision-making biases are examined through comparative studies with nonhuman primates to understand the evolutionary origins and psychological mechanisms underlying choice biases. This research addresses four major questions about whether similar biases exist across species and what they reveal about the biological rationality of economically irrational preferences.
Tags
decision-making · cognitive-bias · primate-behavior · comparative-psychology · economic-choice · evolution · behavioral-economics
Key entities
choice-induced preference changes (concept, 0.95) · decision-making bias (concept, 0.95) · cognitive evolution (concept, 0.9) · capuchin monkeys (organism, 0.95) · Egan (person, 0.85) · Brehm (person, 0.8) · NIH (organization, 0.9) · NIMH (organization, 0.9)
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reference · language en · status final
Provenance
claude-haiku-4-5 via @stacklist/be@0.1.0, confidence 0.85, 21 Jul 2026