Diffusion and Random Walk Processes

International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 395-401

  Smith, Philip L ^a   Ratcliff, Roger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accumulator; Choice; Decision; Diffusion; Judgment; Latency; Neuroeconomics; Psychophysics; Reaction time; Response time

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958158604     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.43037-0     Document Type: Chapter

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