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Random Choice as Behavioral Optimization [PDF]
Econometrica, 2014 zbMATH Open Web Interface contents unavailable due to conflicting licenses.
Gul, Faruk +2 more
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Suboptimal choice behavior by pigeons [PDF]
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 2010 Contrary to the law of effect and optimal foraging theory, pigeons show suboptimal choice behavior by choosing an alternative that provides 20% reinforcement over another that provides 50% reinforcement. They choose the 20% reinforcement alternative--in which 20% of the time, that choice results in a stimulus that always predicts reinforcement, and 80%
Jessica P, Stagner, Thomas R, Zentall
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Contextual modulation of behavioral choice [PDF]
Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 2011 We review the influence of context on behavioral choice. Context can refer to external (environmental) factors such as the season or presence of predators and it can also refer to the internal or behavioral state of an animal. Usually, animals make decisions in the midst of other ongoing behaviors. We discuss recent findings on the impact of both types
Chris R, Palmer, William B, Kristan
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CHOICE AND BEHAVIORAL PATTERNING [PDF]
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 1982 Ten pigeons pecked left and right keys in a discrete‐trials experiment in which access to food was contingent upon changeovers to the right key after particular runs of left‐key pecks. In each of three sets of conditions, two run lengths were reinforced according to a concurrent variable‐interval schedule: reinforcement followed runs of either 1 or 2 ...
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Anticipated Affect and Behavioral Choice [PDF]
Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 1996 Most research on the impact of affect on attitudes and behavior emphasizes the effect of past and present affective reactions. In this article we focus on anticipated, postbehavioral, affective reactions. The influence of anticipated affective reactions on a number of behaviors was investigated in the context of Ajzen's theory of planned behavior ...
Richard, R. +2 more
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To increase engagement, offer less: The effect of assortment size on children’s engagement
Judgment and Decision Making, 2017 In a world that offers children abundant activities from which to choose, understanding how to motivate children to engage longer in productive activities is crucial.
Michal Maimaran
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Brain Sciences, 2022 A comparative single-evaluation cross-sectional study was performed to evaluate cognitive damage in post-COVID-19 patients. The psychophysics tests of Two-Alternative Forced Choice (2AFC) and Simple Reaction Time (SRT), under a designed virtual ...
Mauro Santoyo-Mora +6 more
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Application of Quantum—Markov Open System Models to Human Cognition and Decision
Entropy, 2020 Markov processes, such as random walk models, have been successfully used by cognitive and neural scientists to model human choice behavior and decision time for over 50 years.
Jerome Busemeyer +3 more
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Individual Counseling Based on Fogg Behavior Model and Its Effect on Decision Self-Efficacy and Decision Conflict in Choice of Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Section: A Randomized Clinical Trial [PDF]
Journal of Evidence-Based CareBackground: Given the high rate of cesarean section complications, mothers who have had previous cesarean sections should change their behavior toward delivery.
Somayeh Attarian +3 more
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Behavioral Public Choice: A Survey [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2014 Public choice theory has originally been motivated by the need to correct the asymmetry, widespread in traditional welfare economics, between the motivational assumptions of market participants and policymakers: Those who played the game of politics should also be considered rational and self-interested.
Schnellenbach, Jan, Schubert, Christian
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