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The hypothesis that the bounded accumulation framework applies to decisions among 4 choices was suggested by theorists but had not been tested.
“This hypothesis was suggested by theorists5,28,29 but had not been tested.”
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- Authors
- McMillen, T., & Holmes, P.
- Affiliations
- Princeton University (US)
- Corresponding author
- McMillen, Tyler
- ORCID
- Holmes, Philip
- Venue
- Journal of Mathematical Psychology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2006-02
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 30-57
- ISSN
- 0022-2496 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2149225761
- Cited by
- 153
- References
- 47
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- FWCI
- 4.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Mathematical Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Keywords
- sequential probability ratio test, race model, drift-diffusion model, Hick's law, reaction time, decision time, information gain, neural decision-making
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