Fig 6. Regret-like sequence effects following change-of-mind wait zone reevaluations.

(A) Following either a skip or enter-then-quit decision in R1, we characterized behaviors on the subsequent trial in R2. (B) Distribution of time spent in R1 from offer onset until a skip decision (OZ time) or quit decision (OZ time plus wait zone time) was made. To control for the effects of differences in time spent skipping versus entering-then-quitting in R1 on behavior in Restaurant 2, we compared trials matched for resource depletion between conditions. (C-D) Data averaged across the 1–30 s offer block. (C) Probability of entering an offer in R2 after skipping versus quitting in R1. (D) OZ RT in R2 after skipping versus quitting in R1. (E) Time spent consuming an earned pellet and lingering at the reward site in R2 after skipping versus quitting in R1. (F-H) Postskip versus post-enter-then-quit sequence data across the entire experiment from (C-E), respectively. Data are presented as the cohort’s (N = 31) means (±1 SE). Color code on the x-axis in (F-H) reflects the stages of training (offer cost ranges denoted from 1 to the number on the top of panel F). Vertical dashed lines (except pink) represent block transitions. * indicate significant difference between skip versus quit conditions. Data available as a supplemental file. OZ, offer zone; R1, restaurant 1; R2, restaurant 2; RT, reaction time.