A spurious correlation between difference scores in evidence-accumulation model parameters

• Published in: Behavior research methods Vol. 55; no. 7; pp. 3348 - 3369
• Main Authors: Grange, James A., Schuch, Stefanie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.10.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Behavioral Science and Psychology; Cognitive ability; Cognitive Psychology; Drift; Mathematical models; Psychology; RT difference scores; Diffusion modelling; Correlations; Individual differences

Evidence-accumulation models are a useful tool for investigating the cognitive processes that give rise to behavioural data patterns in reaction times (RTs) and error rates. In their simplest form, evidence-accumulation models include three parameters: The average rate of evidence accumulation over...