Simulation of behavior in the binary choice experiment
Julian Feldman · 1961
A modern, high-speed digital computer has been used to simulate the behavior of individual human subjects in a classical psychological experiment where the subject is asked to predict a series of binary events. The representation of models of human behavior in the form of computer programs has permitted the construction and study of more realistic hypothesis-testing models of behavior in this experiment rather than the oversimplified conditioning models previously proposed. A model for one subject is described in detail, and the problem of comparing the behavior of the model to the behavior of the subject is also discussed.