Classical d’ analysis fails in dynamic decision tasks where outcomes unfold over time

Evidence

Classical d’ analysis does not apply in the present dynamic decision paradigm, since the eventual outcome of a trial is not accessible at early times (i.e. when computing d’(0.5 s), a trial with a hit at 5 s should not be counted as a hit, but as a ‘correct reject up to 0.5 s; but when computing d’(4 s), the same trial will be counted as a hit). — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 3327 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

  • corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
  • XREF: connects to: Dynamic profile comparison reveals statistical processing that static tasks cannot.; Standard signal-detection measures fail for time-evolving detection tasks — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 3327; Cost-benefit analysis treats dynamic policy processes as static snapshots — Douglas A. Kysar, Regulating from Nowhere: Environmental…, 311

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