In hybrid foraging, foragers search for multiple targets in multiple patches throughout the foraging session, mimicking a range of real-world scenarios. This research examines outcome uncertainty, the prevalence of different target types, and the reward value of targets in human hybrid foraging. Our empirical findings show a consistent tendency toward risk-averse behavior in hybrid foraging. That is, people display a preference for certainty and actively avoid taking risks. While altering the prevalence or reward value of the risky targets does influence people's aversion to risk, the overall effect of risk remains dominant. Additionally, simulation results suggest that the observed risk-averse strategy is suboptimal in the sense that it prevents foragers from maximizing their overall returns. These results underscore the crucial role of outcome uncertainty in shaping hybrid foraging behavior and shed light on potential theoretical developments bridging theories in decision making and hybrid foraging. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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风险混合觅食：风险、奖励价值和流行率对混合视觉搜索中觅食行为的影响。


在混合觅食中，觅食者在整个觅食过程中在多个斑块中搜索多个目标，模拟一系列现实世界的场景。本研究考察了结果的不确定性、不同目标类型的普遍性以及人类杂交觅食中目标的奖励价值。我们的实证研究结果表明，在杂交觅食中，风险规避行为的趋势是一致的。也就是说，人们表现出对确定性的偏好并主动避免冒险。虽然改变风险目标的普遍性或奖励价值确实会影响人们对风险的厌恶，但风险的整体影响仍然占主导地位。此外，模拟结果表明，观察到的风险规避策略是次优的，因为它阻止了觅食者最大化他们的整体回报。这些结果强调了结果不确定性在塑造杂交觅食行为中的关键作用，并阐明了在决策和杂交觅食理论中架起桥梁的潜在理论发展。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 （c） 2024 APA，保留所有权利）。