In clarifying the view of rationality that characterizes economic agents, economists have for the most part continued to distinguish economics from other social inquiries by the content of the motives or preferences with which it is concerned.
We use a simple algorithm that captures time-dependent preference development, with which we can study the dynamics of a learning process in a rich environment (as in van der Post and Hogeweg 2006).
(3) A variation on this second approach is to develop a preference-based algorithm with which a full range of cancer-specific health states can be valued.
While infants prefer stimuli that they have not previously encountered, such as novel objects or sounds, they also exhibit preferences for stimuli with which they have extensive prior experience, such as the mother's face and voice [ 6].
This study compares welfare estimates obtained from continuous preferences with those which appear to be discontinuous.
This suggests that Santeuil worms could have a slight preference for the bacterium species with which they are more likely to be familiar for an overview of the average preference of all strains, see Additional file 9B; for the complete dataset, see Additional file 1, worksheet Q (Wormcount and Choice Index) and see Additional file 1, worksheet R (Significances).
During the debate several months ago, many firefighters expressed a preference for the older radio, with which they were more familiar.
Together this first group of terms reflects the accuracy with which female preference genes become associated with genes that produce high fitness in males.
This means that in the case performance uncertainty seems to have a larger impact than preference uncertainty on the confidence with which the most valuable drug is chosen.
Information on past alcohol preference would have allowed us to assess the effect of past preferences along with current preferences, which is of interest as alcohol preference tends to differ greatly for younger and older adults [ 39].
