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Towards Dependent Race Models for the Stop-Signal Paradigm: The Copula Approach

Comput Brain Behav. 2023 Nov 6;7(2):255-267. doi: 10.1007/s42113-023-00184-3. eCollection 2024 Jun.

ABSTRACT

The race model for stop signal processing is based on the assumption of context independence between the go and stop process. Recent empirical evidence inconsistent with predictions of the independent race model has been interpreted as a failure of context independence. Here we demonstrate that, keeping context independence while assuming stochastic dependency between go and stop processing, one can also account for the observed violations. Several examples demonstrate how stochastically dependent race models can be derived from copulas, a rapidly developing area of statistics. The non-observability of stop signal processing time is shown to be equivalent to a well known issue in random dependent censoring.

PMID:42460438 | PMC:PMC13298679 | DOI:10.1007/s42113-023-00184-3

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