Rieskamp, Joerg and Otto, Philipp E. (2006) SSL: A theory of how people learn to select strategies. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, Vol.135 (No.2). pp. 207-236. ISSN 0096-3445

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Abstract

The assumption that people possess a repertoire of strategies to solve the inference problems they face has been raised repeatedly. However, a computational model specifying how people select strategies from their repertoire is still lacking. The proposed strategy selection learning (SSL) theory predicts a strategy selection process on the basis of reinforcement learning. The theory assumes that individuals develop subjective expectations for the strategies they have and select strategies proportional to their expectations, which are then updated on the basis of subsequent experience. The learning assumption was supported in 4 experimental studies. Participants substantially improved their inferences through feedback. In all 4 studies, the best-performing strategy from the participants' repertoires most accurately predicted the inferences after sufficient learning opportunities. When testing SSL against 3 models representing extensions of SSL and against an exemplar model assuming a memory-based inference process, the authors found that SSL predicted the inferences most accurately.

Item Type:	Journal Item
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Psychology
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
Publisher:	American Psychological Association
ISSN:	0096-3445
Date:	May 2006
Volume:	Vol.135
Number:	No.2
Number of Pages:	30
Page Range:	pp. 207-236
Identification Number:	10.1037/0096-3445.135.2.207
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/33474

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