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Abstract Rahnev & Denison (R&D) argue against normative theories and in favor of a more descriptive “standard observer model” of perceptual decision making. We agree with the authors in many… Click to show full abstract
Abstract Rahnev & Denison (R&D) argue against normative theories and in favor of a more descriptive “standard observer model” of perceptual decision making. We agree with the authors in many respects, but we argue that optimality (specifically, reward-rate maximization) has proved demonstrably useful as a hypothesis, contrary to the authors’ claims.
Keywords:
optimality;
discarding optimality;
baby bathwater;
throwing baby;
optimality throwing
Journal Title: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Year Published: 2018
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Journal Title: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Year Published: 2018
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