is indeed quicker to decide between two nesting locations if they are both very suitable compared to two low-quality sites. The second law, Hicks law, states that as the number of possibilities increases, so does the length of the decision-making process. In their study, the researchers also observed that the more alternatives were available, the slower the bees were in choosing the location of the hive. The third law, Weber’s law, explains that there is a linear relationship between our decision-making and the differences in minimum qualities required between all available options. Basically, the law states that, to be detected, greater differences are required between low quality sites than high quality ones.

In conclusion, observing bees sheds light on the mechanisms that govern our decision-making process. This study should allow scientists to better understand the basic principles that generate the psychophysical law that we have just presented. According to A. Reina: “studying nest selection in bees is much simpler than watching brain neurons in action when a decision is being made." And research synergies between neuroscience and collective intelligence could help us to understand these mechanisms even better…

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