Communications Biology (Dec 2022)

Sunk cost sensitivity during change-of-mind decisions is informed by both the spent and remaining costs

  • A. David Redish,
  • Samantha V. Abram,
  • Paul J. Cunningham,
  • Anneke A. Duin,
  • Romain Durand-de Cuttoli,
  • Rebecca Kazinka,
  • Adrina Kocharian,
  • Angus W. MacDonald,
  • Brandy Schmidt,
  • Neil Schmitzer-Torbert,
  • Mark J. Thomas,
  • Brian M. Sweis

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04235-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Computationally parallel ‘change-of-mind’ tasks in mice, rats and humans are analysed and demonstrate that sensitivity to sunk costs during re-evaluation depends on the awareness of time spent and remaining.