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    Temporal dynamics of hypothesis generation: the influences of data serial order, data consistency, and elicitation timing

    Lange, Nicholas D. and Thomas, R.P. and Davelaar, Eddy J. (2012) Temporal dynamics of hypothesis generation: the influences of data serial order, data consistency, and elicitation timing. Frontiers in Psychology , ISSN 1664-1078.

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    Abstract

    The pre-decisional process of hypothesis generation is a ubiquitous cognitive faculty that we continually employ in an effort to understand our environment and thereby support appropriate judgments and decisions. Although we are beginning to understand the fundamental processes underlying hypothesis generation, little is known about how various temporal dynamics, inherent in real world generation tasks, influence the retrieval of hypotheses from long-term memory. This paper presents two experiments investigating three data acquisition dynamics in a simulated medical diagnosis task. The results indicate that the mere serial order of data, data consistency (with previously generated hypotheses), and mode of responding influence the hypothesis generation process. An extension of the HyGene computational model endowed with dynamic data acquisition processes is forwarded and explored to provide an account of the present data.

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    Item Type: Article
    Additional Information: This Document is Protected by copyright and was first published by Frontiers. All rights reserved. It is reproduced with permission.
    Keyword(s) / Subject(s): hypothesis generation, temporal dynamics, working memory, information acquisition, decision making
    School: Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science > School of Psychological Sciences
    Depositing User: Administrator
    Date Deposited: 09 Jul 2012 11:37
    Last Modified: 02 Aug 2023 16:57
    URI: https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/4910

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