Browsing by Subject "Decision making"
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Ad hoc Networking, Markov Random Fields, and Decision Making
(2006)Our central proposition is that by articulating decision making in an ad hoc network using a Markov random field (MRF) maximum a posteriori (MAP) approach, a viable decision- making framework can be designed. This ... -
An Analysis of the Dynamics of Multi-Disciplinary Medical Team Meetings and the Use of Communication Technology
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Balancing true and false detection of intermittent sensory targets by adjusting the inputs to the evidence accumulation process
(2023)Decisions about noisy stimuli are widely understood to be made by accumulating evidence up to a decision bound that can be adjusted according to task demands. However, relatively little is known about how such mechanisms ... -
Economics and policy: beyond science and ideology
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1992)The dominant conception of the relationship between economists and policy makers is one which sees economists as scientists, whose knowledge is, ideally, derived independently of the interests which motivate politicians, ... -
Essays in financial and behavioural economics
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, 2023)This thesis comprises three essays. The first two essays (Chapters 2 and 3) describe randomised controlled trials which experimentally test interventions to arm consumers with informational tools to navigate the promise ... -
Explanations and Familiarity in XAI: How users understand predictions and make decisions using an AI support system
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2023)We compared the effects of counterfactual and causal explanations for an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system?s decisions in a familiar domain (alcohol and driving) and an unfamiliar one (chemical safety) in four experiments ... -
Farm forestry investment in Ireland under uncertainty
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 2004)This paper develops a model to explain farmers? decision to move from agricultural activities to forestry. Farmers in Ireland have strong links with land and are reluctant to enter into forestry even when the returns from ... -
How we work: Reflecting on ten years of inclusive research
(2021)Inclusive research has gained momentum internationally. However important critiques of this approach query whether inclusive research reinforces perceptions of deficit and contribute to exclusionary practices. This paper ... -
Informed consent for third molar extraction; a comparison of conventional verbal consent versus video-assisted consent
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Dental Sciences. Discipline of Dental Science, 2022)Background: The goal of the informed consent process is to provide patients with the necessary educational information, defend their autonomy, and allow active involvement in treatment planning and decision-making. The ... -
Linguistic and Behaviour Interaction Analysis within Cognitive Infocommunications
(2019)Cognitive infocommunications is a discipline that examines the extensions of human cognitive capabilities that are assimilated within the concept of humanity. We argue that necessary (but not sufficient) conditions for the ... -
Multiphasic value biases in fast-paced decisions
(2023)Perceptual decisions are biased toward higher-value options when overall gains can be improved. When stimuli demand immediate reactions, the neurophysiological decision process dynamically evolves through distinct phases ... -
Understanding cumulative risk
(2010)The authors investigated the relationship between reasoners' understanding of subjunctive conditionals (e.g., if p had happened, then q would have happened) and the inferences they were prepared to endorse. Reasoners who ...