Prospect theory does not describe the feedback-related negativity value function

Sambrook, Thomas D., Roser, Matthew and Goslin, Jeremy (2012) Prospect theory does not describe the feedback-related negativity value function. Psychophysiology, 49 (12). pp. 1533-1544. ISSN 0048-5772

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Abstract

Humans handle uncertainty poorly. Prospect theory accounts for this with a value function in which possible losses are overweighted compared to possible gains, and the marginal utility of rewards decreases with size. fMRI studies have explored the neural basis of this value function. A separate body of research claims that prediction errors are calculated by midbrain dopamine neurons. We investigated whether the prospect theoretic effects shown in behavioral and fMRI studies were present in midbrain prediction error coding by using the feedback-related negativity, an ERP component believed to reflect midbrain prediction errors. Participants stated satisfaction with outcomes followed prospect theory but their feedback-related negativity did not, instead showing no effect of marginal utility and greater sensitivity to potential gains than losses.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	feedback negativity,prospect theory,erp,frn,p300,dopamine
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Psychology
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Cognition, Action and Perception
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	29 Sep 2017 05:06
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2022 03:12
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/64999
DOI:	10.1111/j.1469-8986.2012.01482.x

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