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    "pk": 29222,
    "title": "Predicting human decisions in a sequential planning puzzle with a large state space",
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    "abstract": "We study human sequential decision-making in large state spaces using a puzzle game called Rush Hour. A puzzle consistsof a dense configuration of rectangular cars on a 6x6 grid. Each car moves only horizontally or vertically. The goal isto move a target car to an exit. In a given state (board position), a subject (n=86) could move a car, restart the puzzle,or surrender. A move is correct if it reduces the distance (number of moves) to the goal. Using mixed-effects logisticregression modeling, we find that the probabilities of an error, a restart, and a surrender are higher with a longer distanceto goal, higher mobility, and when the previous move was an error. The effects of distance to goal and mobility areconsistent with tree search. As a next step, we plan to investigate the heuristics that people might use for such tree search.",
    "language": "eng",
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        {
            "first_name": "Yichen",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Li",
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            "institution": "New York University",
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        {
            "first_name": "Zahy",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Bnaya",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "New York University",
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        {
            "first_name": "Wei",
            "middle_name": "Ji",
            "last_name": "Ma",
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            "institution": "New York University",
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    "date_submitted": null,
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    "date_published": "2019-01-01T13:00:00-05:00",
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