Theoretically informed generative models can advance the psychological and brain sciences: Lessons from the reliability paradox

N Haines, PD Kvam, LH Irving, C Smith… - 2020 - osf.io
Theories of individual differences are foundational to psychological and brain sciences, yet
they are traditionally developed and tested using superficial summaries of data (eg, mean …

Adaptive design optimization as a promising tool for reliable and efficient computational fingerprinting

M Kwon, SH Lee, WY Ahn - Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience …, 2023 - Elsevier
A key challenge in understanding mental (dys) functions is their etiological and functional
heterogeneity, and several multidimensional assessments have been proposed for their …

[PDF][PDF] Learning from the reliability paradox: How theoretically informed generative models can advance the social, behavioral, and brain sciences

N Haines, PD Kvam, LH Irving, C Smith… - PsyArXiv, 2020 - researchgate.net
A primary aim of social, behavioral, and brain sciences is to develop explanations that
answer questions of why or how observed psychological phenomena occur (Hempel & …

Digital learning games for mathematics and computer science education: The need for preregistered RCTs, standardized methodology, and advanced technology

L Bertram - Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
In today's digital information society, mathematical and computational skills are becoming
increasingly important. With the demand for mathematical and computational literacy rising …

Prince: An improved method for measuring incentivized preferences

C Johnson, A Baillon, H Bleichrodt, Z Li… - Journal of Risk and …, 2021 - Springer
This paper introduces the Prince incentive system for measuring preferences. Prince
combines the tractability of direct matching, allowing for the precise and direct elicitation of …

A systematic investigation into the reliability of inter-temporal choice model parameters

T Ballard, A Luckman, E Konstantinidis - Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 2023 - Springer
Decades of work have been dedicated to developing and testing models that characterize
how people make inter-temporal choices. Although parameter estimates from these models …

Utility of computational approaches for precision psychiatry: Applications to substance use disorders

J Vassileva, JH Lee, E Psederska, WY Ahn - Computational neuroscience, 2023 - Springer
Revolutionary advances in neuroscience and genetics over the past two decades have
provided unprecedented opportunities for increasing our understanding of the etiology and …

Rumination derails reinforcement learning with possible implications for ineffective behavior

P Hitchcock, E Forman, N Rothstein… - Clinical …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
How does rumination affect reinforcement learning—the ubiquitous process by which
people adjust behavior after error to behave more effectively in the future? In a within …

Knowing what to know: Implications of the choice of prior distribution on the behavior of adaptive design optimization

SJ Sloman, D Cavagnaro, SB Broomell - arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.12683, 2023 - arxiv.org
Adaptive design optimization (ADO) is a state-of-the-art technique for experimental design
(Cavagnaro, Myung, Pitt, & Kujala, 2010). ADO dynamically identifies stimuli that, in …

Data-driven experimental design and model development using Gaussian process with active learning

J Chang, J Kim, BT Zhang, MA Pitt, JI Myung - Cognitive Psychology, 2021 - Elsevier
Interest in computational modeling of cognition and behavior continues to grow. To be most
productive, modelers should be equipped with tools that ensure optimal efficiency in data …