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decision making CONCEPT
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The deliberate selection of a single alternative amongst multiple alternatives.

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decision making
is a kind of
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decision making
is a part of
  • set shifting
    • are a kind of
    decision making
  • feature comparison
  • categorization
  • intertemporal choice
  • animacy decision
  • reasoning
  • emotional decision making
  • inference
    • are a part of
    decision making
  • response selection
  • uncertainty
  • reinforcement learning
  • risk
  • working memory
  • decision certainty

    • Tasks that are asserted to measure decision making

    Task Contrast Measure
    Information Sampling Task
    • probability of the participant's decision being correct based on the available evidence at the time of the decision
    Hungry Donkey Task
    • response time for "bad" or risky doors minus response time for "good" doors
    Iowa Gambling Task
    • "safe" deck versus "risky" deck choices
    Cambridge risk task
    • reward probability-amount ratio

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