Paired-comparisons scales for monkey rewards.
- 1 January 1952
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology
- Vol. 45 (1) , 73-79
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0058299
Abstract
The method of paired comparisons is applied to food incentives for monkeys, both for amounts and kinds of food. It was found that scale values for rewards (peanuts) was proportional to the logarithm of quantity for the range between ¼ peanut to 4 peanuts. Using 5 qualitatively different foods it was shown that reliable scale values may be secured. The relation between these findings and similar studies on other species is discussed. 12 references. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)Keywords
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