Incorporating episodic memory into quantum models of judgment and decision

TL;DR

This paper explores how quantum models of cognition can incorporate recent judgment memory effects using advanced measurement models, addressing question order effects in decision-making.

Contribution

It introduces a general measurement framework for quantum cognition models and compares three models to explain order effects in judgments.

Findings

General measurement models can incorporate recent judgment effects.

Comparison of three models reveals their strengths and limitations.

Addresses question order effects in decision-making.

Abstract

An important challenge for quantum theories of cognition and decision concerns the incorporation of memory for recently made judgments and their effects on later judgments. First, we review a general approach to measurement based on system plus environment representations of states and measurement instruments. These more general measurement models provide ways to incorporate effects of recent judgments on later judgments. Then we compare three different measurement models that are based on these more general measurement operations to a puzzling collection of question order effect findings.