An Experimental Comparison of Quantum Decision Theoretical Models of Intertemporal Choice for Gain and Loss

• 作者: Hiroki Fukui Hiroshi Nishinaka Ruokang Han Taiki Takahashi Takaki Makino
• 来源期刊: 量子信息科学期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: Discounting NEUROECONOMICS ECONOPHYSICS QUANTUM DECISION Theory Tsallis’ STATISTICS
• 年，卷（期）: lzxxkxqkyw_2012,（4）
• 页码范围: 119-122
• 页数: 4页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

In mathematical physics and psychology, “quantum decision theory” has been proposed to explain anomalies in human decision-making. One of such quantum models has been proposed to explain time inconsistency in human decision over time. In this study, we conducted a behavioral experiment to examine which quantum decision models best account for human intertemporal choice. We observed that a q-exponential model developed in Tsallis’ thermodynamics (based on Takahashi’s (2005) nonlinear time perception theory) best fit human behavioral data for both gain and loss, among other quantum decision models.