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The Inclusion of Response Times within a Stochastic Description of the Learning Behavior of Individual Subjects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

R. J. Audley*
Affiliation:
University College, London

Abstract

A stochastic process applicable to the learning behavior of an individual subject is discussed. The process describes both the response times and the sequence of choices obtained from a situation involving two alternatives. Parameter estimates and techniques for assessing goodness of fit are considered.

Type
Original Paper
Copyright
Copyright © 1958 The Psychometric Society

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