The effects of evidence bounds on decision-making: Theoretical and empirical developments

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue AUG, 2012, Pages

  Zhang, Jiaxiang ^a  

^a MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boundary; Decision; Integration; Modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867152711     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00263     Document Type: Article

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