Decision speed induces context effects in choice

Experimental Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 206-215

  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

Blocking effect; Choice; Context; Decision making; Evidence accumulation; Mixing cost; Reward rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; REACTION TIME;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864769828     PISSN: 16183169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1618-3169/a000145     Document Type: Article

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