Speed-Accuracy Tradeoffs in Decision Making: Perception Shifts and Goal Activation Bias Decision Thresholds

Autor/inn/en	Larson, Jeffrey S.; Hawkins, Guy E.
Titel	Speed-Accuracy Tradeoffs in Decision Making: Perception Shifts and Goal Activation Bias Decision Thresholds
Quelle	In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 49 (2023) 1, S.1-32 (32 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Larson, Jeffrey S.) ORCID (Hawkins, Guy E.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0278-7393
DOI	10.1037/xlm0000913
Schlagwörter	Cognitive Processes; Decision Making; Goal Orientation; Perception; Bias; Accuracy; Reaction Time; Attitude Change; College Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Wahrnehmung; Reaktionsvermögen; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Collegestudent
Abstract	A fundamental aspect of decision making is the speed-accuracy tradeoff (SAT): slower decisions tend to be more accurate, but because time is a scarce resource people prefer to conclude decisions more quickly. The current research adds to the SAT literature by documenting two previously unrecognized influences on the SAT: perception shifts and goal activation. Decision makers' perceptions of what constitutes a "fast" or a "slow" decision, and what constitutes an "accurate" or "inaccurate" decision, are based on prior experience, and these perceptions influence decision speed. Similarly, previous experience in a decision context associates the context with a particular decision goal. Thus, in later decisions the decision context will activate this goal, and influence decision speed. Both of these mechanisms contribute to a specific decision bias: decision speeds are biased toward original decision speeds in a decision context. Four experiments provide evidence for the bias and the two contributing mechanisms. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01