88-388 Psychological Models of Decision Making

9 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This course provides an introduction to the techniques and theories for modeling decision making. The topics covered include signal detection theory, normative and descriptive decision modeling, multidimensional scaling, and diffusion models. The course will include an introduction to the theory behind the models as well as hands on computational applications of the models with data. The topics covered in this course can be used in a variety of applied settingsranging from medical and public policy to marketing and psychological researchto produce simplified representations of seemingly complex phenomena.

Prerequisites: (36-201 or 36-200) and (21-120 or 21-112)

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