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perceptual decision making  

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  • One can define perceptual decision making (PDM) as a categorical choice based on sensory information. For example, did you just hear an airplane flying by or was it a helicopter? PDM can be contrasted with economic, emotional, reward-based, or value-based decision making, in which the decision is driven by the desirability of an option. [Source: Encyclopedia of Perception; Decision Making, Perceptual]

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