Experience matters: Information acquisition optimizes probability gain

Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 960-969

  Nelson, Jonathan D ^a   McKenzie, Craig R M ^b   Cottrell, Garrison W ^c   Sejnowski, Terrence J ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^d HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian decision theory; Computer simulation; Hypothesis testing; Optimal experimental design; Probability gain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LEARNING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGY;

HUMANS; LEARNING; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; STUDENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 77954833732     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797610372637     Document Type: Article

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