Protocol for measuring context-dependent cost-benefit decision-making in humans using a web application
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: We present a protocol for measuring naturalistic and normalized decision-making in humans across four contexts (approach-avoid, moral, social, and probabilistic) using a web application. We describe steps for session setup, eye tracker calibration, and heart rate monitoring. In each session, a participant encounters a story, rates rewards and costs relevant within that context, and then evaluates various cost-reward pairings in context. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Rakocevic et al. 1 • Procedures for deploying a context-dependent decision-making web application • Steps for extension to new scenarios and types of decision-making • Instructions for tracking eye movement and heart rate for each choice • Database setup instructions for automatic uploading of participant responses Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics. We present a protocol for measuring naturalistic and normalized decision-making in humans across four contexts (approach-avoid, moral, social, and probabilistic) using a web application. We describe steps for session setup, eye tracker calibration, and heart rate monitoring. In each session, a participant encounters a story, rates rewards and costs relevant within that context, and then evaluates various cost-reward pairings in context.
Source: STAR Protocols
Language: English
Subfield: General Decision Sciences
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,550
OpenAlex ID: W4414168505