@article{ref1,
title="Fatigue biases the decoy effect in males but not females",
journal="International journal of psychology",
year="2018",
author="Wu, Shuyi and Yu, Rongjun",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Individuals often need to make critical decisions even when they are in a fatigued state. Mental fatigue may lead to increased susceptibility to distraction and poor information processing but it is unclear exactly how fatigue shapes individuals' decision-making. We studied how mental fatigue influences sensitivity to contextual information, indexed as decoy bias. Mental fatigue was induced using a multi-source interference task, and decoy bias was assessed using a gambling task, in 124 young adults. <br><br>RESULTS showed that mental fatigue increased decoy bias through enhanced perceptual salience of contextual cues, but only in males. The findings provide insight into a gender-specific relationship between fatigue and poor judgments. This study extends the current literature on links between fatigue and poor decision-making by documenting a possible mechanism of the association. The results may have practical implications for designing optimal working hours and safeguarding people from suboptimal decisions.<br><br>© 2018 International Union of Psychological Science.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0020-7594",
doi="10.1002/ijop.12516",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12516"
}