Decisions on "when" and "what" are biased by different temporal spans of past incidences

Perceptual decisions are biased by the cost to act

Perceptual decisions are classically thought to depend mainly on the stimulus characteristics, probability and associated reward. However, in many cases, the motor response is considered to be a neutral output channel that only reflects the upstream decision. Contrary to this view, we show that perceptual decisions can be recursively influenced by the physical resistance applied to the response...

What Factors Do Allied Health Take Into Account When Making Resource Allocation Decisions?

Background Allied health comprises multiple professional groups including dietetics, medical radiation practitioners, occupational therapists, optometrists and psychologists. Different to medical and nursing, Allied health are often organized in discipline specific departments and allocate budgets within these to provide services to a range of clinical areas. Little is known of how managers of ...

Decisions of Voluntary Action: What vs When

To summarize, the analytical approach described by Maei et al. (2009) provides a more effective and accurate new measure in terms of its superb sensitivity and statistical validity in water maze studies. Furthermore, the H measure will contribute greatly to the advancement of behavioral assays that, in conjunction with molecular genetic approaches, are designed to elucidate the molecular mechan...

The Role of Biased Behavior based on Economic Behavior and Financial Intelligence on the Process of Investment Decisions

Today, investors consider a wide range of factors for choosing an investment. Effective factors on investor decisions are wider than ever before and the results of these decisions will have an impact on the lives of people. In this research, the role of the role Subjective behaviors based on economic behavior and financial intelligence have been investigated on the investment decision process. ...

To What Extent Vital Signs Are Important to Medical Toxicologists When Conflicts Arise in Defining Toxidroms