9 34J - Sensory and Social Orders

Institution:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Description:

Explores how sensory and social systems engage in a variety of similar decision-making processes. Examines the use of partial orderings of alternative choices (or models) in interpreting available data, and how both use constraints to relate and narrow the choice options. Examples show how maximum likelihood equilibria depend upon context. Coverage includes important aspects of perception and cognition, decision-making in social systems, and elementary game theory.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Prereq: 9.00 or permission of instructor

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

web.mit.edu/student/

Phone Number:

(617) 253-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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