Using decision confidence for cognitive optimisation Ghent University
When making a decision, we experience a sense of confidence in the accuracy of this decision. It has been argued that confidence is used for cognitive optimisation (e.g., maximizing gains while minimizing costs), however, direct empirical evidence for this hypothesis is lacking. Inspired by Bayesian accounts, I propose that beliefs about which we are highly certain (i.e., in which we have high confidence) are more resistant to change than ...