On the speed-accuracy tradeoff in collective decision making

Vaibhav Srivastava, Naomi E. Leonard

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Abstract

We study collective decision making in human groups performing a two alternative choice task. We model the evidence aggregation process across the network using a coupled drift diffusion model (DDM) and consider the free response paradigm in which humans take their time to make the decision. We analyze the coupled DDM under a mean-field type approximation and characterize approximate error rates and expected decision times for each individual in the group as a function of their location in the network. We also provide approximations to the first passage time distributions for each individual. We elucidate criteria to select thresholds for decision making in human groups as well as in engineering applications.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2013 IEEE 52nd Annual Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2013
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1880-1885
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9781467357173
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event52nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2013 - Florence, Italy
Duration: Dec 10 2013Dec 13 2013

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
ISSN (Print)0743-1546
ISSN (Electronic)2576-2370

Other

Other52nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2013
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityFlorence
Period12/10/1312/13/13

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Control and Optimization

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