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Working to win vs. working to keep: Prospect Theory and effort-based decision-making in humans

dc.contributor.authorRoman, Olivia C.
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-14T18:35:25Z
dc.date.available2012-04-14T18:35:25Z
dc.date.issued2012-04-03
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1803/5073
dc.descriptionThesis describes humans' decisional behavior in regards to working to win money and working to avoid losing money, how it could relate to anhedonia, and how the results reflect the tenets of Prospect Theory.en_US
dc.description.abstractReward processing studies of anhedonia have provided a great deal of support to the idea that this common symptom of depression and schizophrenia is characterized in part by decreased motivation to pursue rewards. However, there is also compelling evidence that reward and loss processing are linked, suggesting that anhedonic individuals may also experience reduced motivation to avoid a loss. Using a modified version of the Effort Expenditure for Rewards Task, this study examined undergraduates’ behavior when working to win money versus working to avoid losing money, and how this behavior reflected trait anhedonia, depression, and anxiety. Consistent with Prospect Theory, participants were more likely to expend effort to avoid a loss. However, no correlations were observed between performance and self-reported personality/psychopathological traits.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciencesen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherVanderbilt Universityen_US
dc.subjectProspect Theoryen_US
dc.subjectanhedoniaen_US
dc.subjectdecision-makingen_US
dc.subjectmotivationen_US
dc.subject.lcshAnhedoniaen_US
dc.subject.lcshMotivation (Psychology)en_US
dc.subject.lcshReward (Psychology)en_US
dc.subject.lcshDecision makingen_US
dc.titleWorking to win vs. working to keep: Prospect Theory and effort-based decision-making in humansen_US
dc.title.alternativeProspect Theory and effort-based decision makingen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.schoolVanderbilt Universityen_US
dc.description.departmentPsychological Sciencesen_US


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