A comparison of bounded diffusion models for choice in time controlled tasks

Journal of Mathematical Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 231-241

  Zhang, Jiaxiang ^a,b   Bogacz, Rafal ^a   Holmes, Philip ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorbing boundaries; Choice; Decision; Diffusion model; Reflecting boundaries

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650236901     PISSN: 00222496     EISSN: 10960880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmp.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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