Dr. Arturo Bouzas

He’s interested in the Adaptation of Behavior to the statistical properties of biologically important environments. His current lines of research include: Choice Behaviour, Behavioural Economics, Probability Learning, Intertemporal Choice, Game Theory and Bayesian Cognitive modeling.
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Education

Obtained his B.A in Psychology at UNAM in 1967. He has an M.S in clinical Psychology from State University of New York at Stony Brook, where he worked in Howard Rachlin’s laboratory, withn Leonard Green and Gene Heyman. During that time, his interest shifted from the clinical to the experimental area. He obteinend his PhD in Experimental Psychology from Harvard University in 1976, for his work contingencies in instrumental behavior.

After completing his PhD, his interest in the biological processes of behaviour directed him to a post doctoral position in animal behaviour at Toronto University (1977-1978) where he stayed as associate researcher until 1980.

Upon returning to Mexico, he incorporated as a faculty member at the School of Psychology at UNAM, which he directed from 1997 to 2001. Afterwards, he was a visiting professor at the University of California, San Diego.

He is currently a full-time tenured professor, part of the National System of Researchers (second level) and currently holds the Ezequiel A. Chavez special chair.

Selected Papers

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Rodríguez, W., Bouzas, A. & Orduña, V. (2017) Temporal discounting of aversive consequences in rats.Learning & Behavior, 1-11.	Source
Yáñez, N., Bouzas, A. & Orduña, V. (2017) Rats behave optimally in a sunk cost task.Behavioural Processes,140, 47-52.	Source
Valencia-Torres,L., Bradshaw, C.M., Bouzas, A., Hong, E. & Orduña, V. (2014) Effect of streptozotocin-induced diabetes on performance on a progressive ratio schedule. Psychopharmacology,231 (12), 2375-2384.	Source
Orduña, V., Valencia-Torres, L., Cruz, G. & Bouzas, A. (2013) Sensitivity to delay is affected by magnitude of reinforcement in rats. Behavioural Processes,98, 18-24.	Source
Orduña, V., García, A. & Bouzas, A. (2012) Evaluation of rate-dependency and internal clock effects of d-amphetamine. Behavioural Processes,90 (3), 428-432.	Source
Bouzas, A. (1982) The Science of botton Line. A review of Human Behavior: An economic approach. R. L. Crouch. Behavior Analysis Letters, 2, 59-61.	Source
Heyman, G & Bouzas, A. (1980) Context dependent changes in the reinforcing strength of schedule induce of drinking. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behaviour, 33(3), 327-335.	Source
Bouzas, A. (1978) The Relative Law of effect: Effects of shock intensity on response strength in multiple schedules. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behaviour, 30, 307-314	Source
Bouzas, A & Baum, W. (1976) Behavioral Contrast of Time allocation. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior,25, 179-184.	Source
Green, L., Bouzas, A. & Rachlin, H. (1972) Test of and electric shock analog to illness induces aversion.Behavioral Biology,7, 513-518.	Source