Decision noise: An explanation for observed violations of signal detection theory

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 465-494

  Mueller, Shane T ^a,c   Weidemann, Christoph T ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c ARA Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MENTAL FUNCTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; ROC CURVE;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MENTAL PROCESSES; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; ROC CURVE; SIGNAL DETECTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 50949093000     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/PBR.15.3.465     Document Type: Review

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