Rats were tested on two tasks that were similar in reward rate and effort required. Despite this, rats were willing to wait longer on a foraging task than on a task involving delayed rewards. They also made less optimal choices on the foraging task. Existing theories on decision-making did not fully explain the results, suggesting the need for a new model that considers interactions between different decision-making systems. This study shows that rats value time differently depending on the task, challenging current theories on how animals make choices.