Fast or Rational? A Response-Times Study of Bayesian Updating
Fast or Rational? A Response-Times Study of Bayesian Updating
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DOI:
10.1287/mnsc.2013.1793
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发表时间:
2014-04-01
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
Alos-Ferrer, Carlos
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作者:
Achtziger, Anja;Alos-Ferrer, Carlos
We present a simple model for decision making under uncertainty building on dual-process theories from psychology, and use it to illustrate a possible component of intuitive decision making of particular relevance for managerial settings. Decisions are the result of the interaction between two decision processes. The first one captures optimization based on Bayesian updating of beliefs. The second corresponds to a form of reinforcement learning capturing the tendency to rely on past performance. The model predicts that (i) in the case of conflict between the two processes, correct responses are associated with longer response times, but (ii) if both processes are aligned, errors are slower. Furthermore, (iii) response times in the case of conflict are longer than in the case of alignment. We confirm the predictions of the model in an experiment using a paradigm where an associative win-stay, lose-shift process conflicted with rational belief updating.