Our new paper is out today! How is social information used in sequential decision-making? We did a virtual evacuation experiment with participants chosing between two options, standing in a line. We found that they followed the majority of previous decisions, rather than most recent ones.
Determining social mechanisms for sequential decision-making in a virtual pedestrian route choice experiment
Abstract. Moving groups are routinely faced with a choice of different routes as part of their daily lives, such as choosing between exits from a building.
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