Welcome to your Chapter 7 - Self Study Quiz

1. According to Bayesians, which statement about belief is correct?

2. What can degrees of belief be modeled as?

3. Suppose the probability that it’s going to rain is 40%, and the probability that there is thunder given it’s raining is 60%. What is the probability that there will be both thunder and rain?

4. How would a Bayesian understand the Principle of Good Continuation?

5. Gestalt principles can be understood as Bayesian priors.

6. Neuroeconomics is the interdisciplinary study of which subject(s)?

7. What do you need to calculate the expected utility of an outcome of an action?

8. What does a Bayesian think a rational decision is?

9. Which eye movement allows one to scan the environment?

10. Which area of the brain plays a crucial role in carrying out Bayesian calculations in making a saccade?

11. In the experiments by Platt and Glimcher, in blocks where the probability of being rewarded was high, a typical LIP neuron had a much higher firing rate than in blocks where the probability of reward was low. When did this happen?

12. According to the melioration theory, how is the attractiveness of an option fixed?