Toward a unified theory of decision criterion learning in perceptual categorization

WT Maddox - Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Optimal decision criterion placement maximizes expected reward and requires sensitivity to
the category base rates (prior probabilities) and payoffs (costs and benefits of incorrect and …

A re‐examination of probability matching and rational choice

DR Shanks, RJ Tunney… - Journal of Behavioral …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
In a typical probability learning task participants are presented with a repeated choice
between two response alternatives, one of which has a higher payoff probability than the …