An introduction to good practices in cognitive modeling

Authors
Publication date 2015
Host editors
  • B.U. Forstmann
  • E.-J. Wagenmakers
Book title An introduction to model-based cognitive neuroscience
ISBN
  • 9781493922352
ISBN (electronic)
  • 9781493922369
Pages (from-to) 25-48
Publisher New York: Springer
Organisations
  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) - Psychology Research Institute (PsyRes)
Abstract Cognitive modeling can provide important insights into the underlying causes of behavior, but the validity of those insights rests on careful model development and checking. We provide guidelines on five important aspects of the practice of cognitive modeling: parameter recovery, testing selective influence of experimental manipulations on model parameters, quantifying uncertainty in parameter estimates, testing and displaying model fit, and selecting among different model parameterizations and types of models. Each aspect is illustrated with examples.
Document type Chapter
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2236-9_2
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