{"pk":29594,"title":"You Take the High Road, and I’ll Take the Low Road:Evaluating the Topographical Consistency of Cognitive Models","subtitle":null,"abstract":"We present a novel framework for assessing the fit of cogni-tive models. Using this framework, we highlight limitationsof existing methods of model evaluation, and derive new ap-proaches to validating cognitive models. Tests of topographi-cal consistency emphasize how a model’s structure constrainsbehavior on pairs of coupled stimuli, even when point predic-tions on individual stimuli depend on estimates of the model’sfree parameters. By carefully selecting these coupled stim-uli such that they follow the distinct topography of the model,researchers can overcome some limitations of existing meth-ods. Finally, we provide a proof-of-concept example of how touse our approach to assess a model of multi-alternative, multi-attribute choice.","language":"eng","license":{"name":"","short_name":"","text":null,"url":""},"keywords":[{"word":"model comparison; experimental design;decision-making"}],"section":"Poster Session 1","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8qr8g53k","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Sabina","middle_name":"J.","last_name":"Sloman","name_suffix":"","institution":"Carnegie Mellon University","department":""},{"first_name":"Daniel","middle_name":"","last_name":"Oppenheimer","name_suffix":"","institution":"Carnegie Mellon University","department":""}],"date_submitted":null,"date_accepted":null,"date_published":"2020-01-01T18:00:00Z","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/cognitivesciencesociety/article/29594/galley/19453/download/"}]}