Context Effects in Multi-Alternative Decision Making: Empirical Data and a Bayesian Model

Cognitive Science

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 498-516

  Hawkins, Guy ^a   Brown, Scott D ^a   Steyvers, Mark ^b   Wagenmakers, Eric Jan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bayesian; Context effect; Hick's Law; Multi alternative choice; Optimal observer; Speed accuracy tradeoff

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; BAYES THEOREM; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84859389990     PISSN: 03640213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-6709.2011.01221.x     Document Type: Article

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