Doubly Bayesian Analysis of Confidence in Perceptual Decision-Making

• Published in: PLoS computational biology Vol. 11; no. 10; p. e1004519
• Main Authors: Aitchison, Laurence, Bang, Dan, Bahrami, Bahador, Latham, Peter E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.10.2015; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Analysis; Bayes Theorem; Bayesian analysis; Bayesian statistical decision theory; Calibration; Charitable foundations; Choice Behavior; Computer Simulation; Confidence; Datasets; Decision making; Decision Support Techniques; Heuristic; Heuristics; Humans; Metacognition; Models, Statistical; Probability; Visual Perception; United Kingdom

Humans stand out from other animals in that they are able to explicitly report on the reliability of their internal operations. This ability, which is known as metacognition, is typically studied by asking people to report their confidence in the correctness of some decision. However, the computatio...