Topic: reward statistics

Consider a task where you're accumulating noisy evidence about two options, and the longer you collect evidence the more likely you are to choose the correct one. You get $1,000 for choosing the correct option and $900 for choosing the incorrect one. How long should you wait before making a decision? Tasks like this have been studied for decades, but typically in isolation. However, in the real world you always have the option of switching tasks. This can have a large effect on behavior: if, after making a choice, you are able to switch to an even more rewarding task, you won't take long at al