The effects of total sleep deprivation on bayesian updating

Subjects performed a decision task (Grether, 1980) in both a well-rested and experimentally sleep-deprived state. We found two main results: 1) final choice accuracy was unaffected by sleep deprivation, and yet 2) the estimated decision model differed significantly following sleep-deprivation. Follo...

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Main Authors: David L. Dickinson, Sean P. A. Drummond
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Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2008-02-01
Series:Judgment and Decision Making
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1930297500001522/type/journal_article
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description Subjects performed a decision task (Grether, 1980) in both a well-rested and experimentally sleep-deprived state. We found two main results: 1) final choice accuracy was unaffected by sleep deprivation, and yet 2) the estimated decision model differed significantly following sleep-deprivation. Following sleep deprivation, subjects placed significantly less weight on new information in forming their beliefs. Because the altered decision process still maintains decision accuracy, it may suggest that increased accident and error rates attributed to reduced sleep in modern society stem from reduced auxiliary function performance (e.g., slowed reaction time, reduced motor skills) or other components of decision making, rather than the inability to integrate multiple pieces of information.
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spelling doaj.art-5fc0d01de3d947d4b4942f539ffe42ab2023-09-03T09:45:43ZengCambridge University PressJudgment and Decision Making1930-29752008-02-01318119010.1017/S1930297500001522The effects of total sleep deprivation on bayesian updatingDavid L. Dickinson0Sean P. A. Drummond1Dept. of Economics, Appalachian State UniversityDepartment of Psychiatry, Laboratory for Sleep and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego Psychology Service, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare SystemSubjects performed a decision task (Grether, 1980) in both a well-rested and experimentally sleep-deprived state. We found two main results: 1) final choice accuracy was unaffected by sleep deprivation, and yet 2) the estimated decision model differed significantly following sleep-deprivation. Following sleep deprivation, subjects placed significantly less weight on new information in forming their beliefs. Because the altered decision process still maintains decision accuracy, it may suggest that increased accident and error rates attributed to reduced sleep in modern society stem from reduced auxiliary function performance (e.g., slowed reaction time, reduced motor skills) or other components of decision making, rather than the inability to integrate multiple pieces of information.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1930297500001522/type/journal_articleBayes ruleuncertaintyinformationexperimentssleep
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The effects of total sleep deprivation on bayesian updating
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Bayes rule
uncertainty
information
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sleep
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uncertainty
information
experiments
sleep
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