Author:
Grießbach Eric,Incagli Francesca,Herbort Oliver,Cañal-Bruland Rouwen
Abstract
AbstractChoosing among different options typically entails weighing their anticipated costs and benefits. Previous research has predominantly focused on situations, where the costs and benefits of choices are known before an action is effectuated. Yet many decisions in daily life are made on the fly, for instance, making a snack choice while walking through the grocery store. Notably, the costs of actions change dynamically while moving. Therefore, in this study we examined whether the concurrent action dynamics of gait form part of and affect value-based decisions. In three experiments, participants had to decide which lateral (left vs. right) target (associated with different rewards) they would go to, while they were already walking. Results showed that the target choice was biased by the alternating stepping behavior, even at the expense of receiving less reward. These findings provide evidence that whole-body action dynamics affect value-based decisions.
Funder
German Research Foundation
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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