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: Received: 19 November 2023 / Approved: 20 November 2023 / Online: 21 November 2023 (07:27:26 CET)
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Farhadi, A. Awareness-based Choice Selection: Improving the Decision-making Efficiency by Using Known Information. Preprints2023, 2023111269. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.1269.v1
Farhadi, A. Awareness-based Choice Selection: Improving the Decision-making Efficiency by Using Known Information. Preprints 2023, 2023111269. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.1269.v1
Farhadi, A. Awareness-based Choice Selection: Improving the Decision-making Efficiency by Using Known Information. Preprints2023, 2023111269. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.1269.v1
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Farhadi, A. (2023). Awareness-based Choice Selection: Improving the Decision-making Efficiency by Using Known Information. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.1269.v1
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Abstract
Background: Consciousness is usually interpreted as a state of being aware of one’s environment as well as self. According to the trilogy paradigm of consciousness (or simply “trilogy”), it is primarily guided by two new mental functions—awareness-based choice selection (ABCS) and discretionary selection of information for awareness (DSIA) or intentional attention—which may play a role in the choice selection during decision making. Method: To test whether ABCS and DSIA could improve the choice selection efficiency, 204 subjects were recruited using social media platforms to complete an anonymous online survey. The survey was designed to examine the role of subtle hints and cues in guiding participants’ attention toward a particular subject of awareness and this in return would increase the likelihood of selecting a correct choice among the proposed options, thereby enhancing the decision-making efficacy. Results: The participants’ attention could be successfully swayed to a particular subject matter (DSIA) in 59−73% of occasions. In addition, using ABCS increased the efficiency of selecting a correct choice among presented options. The analyses further revealed a gap between the selecting a choice during decision-making process and its execution, which is indicative of an appropriation process. Conclusion: The present study shows that sheer knowledge of facts may not be sufficient for selecting a correct choice among presented options effectively. However, as ABCS improves the choice selection efficiency, it plays an instrumental role in determining the subject of awareness, indirectly supporting the notion of DSIA.
Biology and Life Sciences, Neuroscience and Neurology
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