Analyzing response times to understand decision processes (2011)
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Abstract
(from the chapter) In this chapter, we will follow the lead of prominent\nscientists in various areas of cognitive psychology and use a response\ntime analysis as the main methodological tool to infer the mental\nprocesses underlying judgment and decision making. We argue that\nstudying response time could enhance our understanding of the cognitive\nprocesses underlying decision making. In the present work we will\nfocus on how the analysis of response time can be used to test different\ncognitive strategies for making probabilistic inferences. In such\ntasks people have to infer which of several alternatives has the\nhighest criterion value on the basis of various cues. We will report\nconclusions from a few studies that have investigated memory-based\nprobabilistic inferences (e.g., Broder & Gaissmaier, 2007; Broder\n& Schiffer, 2003; Juslin, Olsson, & Olsson, 2003; Persson & Rieskamp,\n2009). Finally we will present advanced techniques in response time\nanalysis and illustrate their advantages. (PsycINFO Database Record\n(c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)
Bibliographic entry
Gaissmaier, W., Fific, M., & Rieskamp, J. (2011). Analyzing response times to understand decision processes. In M. Schulte-Mecklenbeck, A. Kühberger, & R. Ranyard (Eds.), A handbook of process tracing methods for decision research: A critical review and user's guide (pp. 141-162). New York: Psychology Press.
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| Publication year | 2011 | |
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| Document type: | In book | |
| Publication status: | Published | |
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| Keywords: | cognitive processes 2340 human response time analy |