Markov versus quantum dynamic models of belief change during evidence monitoring
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2019-12-02Author
Busemeyer, Jerome R.
Kvam, Peter D.
Pleskac, Timothy J.
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Nature Research
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Article
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Scholarly/refereed, publisher version
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© The Author(s) 2019.
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Two different dynamic models for belief change during evidence monitoring were evaluated: Markov and quantum. They were empirically tested with an experiment in which participants monitored evidence for an initial period of time, made a probability rating, then monitored more evidence, before making a second rating. The models were qualitatively tested by manipulating the time intervals in a manner that provided a test for interference effects of the first rating on the second. The Markov model predicted no interference, whereas the quantum model predicted interference. More importantly, a quantitative comparison of the two models was also carried out using a generalization criterion method: the parameters were fit to data from one set of time intervals, and then these same parameters were used to predict data from another set of time intervals. The results indicated that some features of both Markov and quantum models are needed to accurately account for the results.
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Busemeyer, J. R., Kvam, P. D., & Pleskac, T. J. (2019). Markov versus quantum dynamic models of belief change during evidence monitoring. Scientific reports, 9(1), 18025. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-54383-9
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