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Primer on quantum cognition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2019

Jerome R. Busemeyer  and
Zheng Wang
Jerome R. Busemeyer*
Affiliation:
Indiana University Bloomington (USA)
Zheng Wang
Affiliation:
The Ohio State University (USA)
*
*Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Jerome R. Busemeyer. Indiana University Bloomington. Department of Psychological Brain Sciences. 47405-7000 Indiana (USA). E-mail: jbusemey@indiana.edu
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Abstract

Quantum cognition is a new field in psychology, which is characterized by the application of quantum probability theory to human judgment and decision making behavior. This article provides an introduction that presents several examples to illustrate in a simple and concrete manner how to apply these principles to interesting psychological phenomena. Following each simple example, we present the general mathematical derivations and new predictions related to these applications.

Keywords

conjunction fallacyinterference effectsorder effectsquantum probability

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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 22 , 2019 , E53
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Copyright © Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2019 

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Footnotes

This paper grew out of an invited talk given at the VII Advanced International Seminar – Mathematical Models of Decision Making Processes: State of the Art and Challenges held at the School of Psychology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain) in October 2018 (http://eventos.ucm.es/go/DecisionMakingModels). The authors were supported by NSF SES-1560554, SES-1560501 and AFOSR FA9550-15-1-0343.

How to cite this article:

Busemeyer, J. R., & Wang, Z. (2019). Primer on quantum cognition. The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 22. e53. Doi:10.1017/sjp.2019.51

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