Researchers have benefited from characterizing evidence-based decision making as a
process involving sequential sampling. More recently, sequential sampling models have …

Traditional decision theory assumes that people respond to the exact features of the options
available to them, but observed behavior seems much less precise. This review considers …

Modeling human cognition is challenging because there are infinitely many mechanisms
that can generate any given observation. Some researchers address this by constraining the …

Human perceptual decisions are often described as optimal. Critics of this view have argued
that claims of optimality are overly flexible and lack explanatory power. Meanwhile …

How do people interact with computers? This fundamental question was asked by Card,
Moran, and Newell in 1983 with a proposition to frame it as a question about human …

The fully updated eighth edition of Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook provides
comprehensive yet accessible coverage of all the key areas in the field ranging from visual …

Humans and other animals often violate economic principles when choosing between
multiple alternatives, but the underlying neurocognitive mechanisms remain elusive. A …

Everyday decisions frequently require choosing among multiple alternatives. Yet the optimal
policy for such decisions is unknown. Here we derive the normative policy for general multi …

The ability to estimate the state of a human partner is an insufficient basis on which to build
cooperative agents. Also needed is an ability to predict how people adapt their behavior in …

Stated preference methods such as discrete choice experiments (DCEs) are used to elicit
respondents' preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) for environmental goods or services …