Publications
Publications
Yang, H.-H., & Hsu*, Y.-F. (in press). The generalized Robbins-Monro process and its application to psychophysical experiments for threshold estimation. Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 102855. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmp.2024.102855
Yang, H.-H., & Hsu*, Y.-F. (2023). A note on the application of stochastic approximation to computerized adaptive testing. Behaviormetrika, 51, 259-276.
Cheng, C., Huang, Y.-J., & Hsu*, Y.-F. (2022). Incorporating response confidence into adaptive methods for threshold estimation. Chinese Journal of Psychology, 64, 217-232. (in Chinese)
Cheng, C., Lay*, K.-L., Hsu*, Y.-F., & Tsai, Y.-M. (2021). Can Likert scales predict choices? Testing the congruence between using Likert scale and comparative judgment on measuring attribution. Methods in Psychology. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metip.2021.100081
Doble*, C. W., & Hsu, Y.-F. (2020). On the functional forms in a psychophysical law of similarity under a subtractive representation. Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 98:102421.
Chiang*, Y.-S., & Hsu, Y.-F. (2019). The asymmetry of altruistic giving when givers outnumber recipients and vice versa: A dictator game experiment and a behavioral economics model. Journal of Economic Psychology, 73, 152-160.
Regenwetter*, M., Hsu, Y.-F., & Kuklinski, J. H. (2019). Towards meaningful inferences from attitudinal thermometer ratings. Decision, 6, 381-399. (Equal authorship)
Liu, H.-H., Hwang, Y.-D., Hsieh, M. H., Hsu*, Y.-F., & Lai*, W.-S. (2017). Misfortune may be a blessing in disguise: Fairness perception and emotion modulate decision making. Psychophysiology, 54, 1163-1179.
Chiang*, Y.-S., & Hsu, Y.-F. (2017). Direct election of group decision-makers can facilitate cooperation in the public goods game. Group Decision and Negotiation, 26, 197-213.
Hsu*, Y.-F., & Iverson, G. J. (2016). Conditions under which affine representations are also Fechnerian under the power law of similarity on the Weber sensitivities. Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 75, 150-156.
Liu, H.-H., Hsieh, M. H., Hsu*, Y.-F., & Lai*, W.-S. (2015). Effects of affective arousal on choice behavior, reward prediction errors, and feedback-related negativities in human reward-based decision making. Frontiers in Psychology, 6:592. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00592
Hsu*, Y.-F., & Doble, C. W. (2015). A threshold theory account of psychometric functions with response confidence under the balance condition. British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, 68, 158-177.
Li, C.-T., Lai*, W.-S., & Hsu*, Y.-F. (2014). Using a reinforcement learning model and Bayes factors to study gender differences and personality correlations in reward prediction errors. Chinese Journal of Psychology, 56, 453-466. (in Chinese)
Li, C.-T., Lai, W.-S., Liu, C.-M., & Hsu*, Y.-F. (2014). Inferring reward prediction errors in patients with schizophrenia: A dynamic reward task for reinforcement learning. Frontiers in Psychology, 5:1282. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01282
Hsu*, Y.-F., & Chin, C.-L. (2014). On the limitations of fixed-step-size adaptive methods with response confidence. British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, 67, 266-283.
Hsu*, Y.-F., & Tseng, L.-M. (2013). Assessing memory deficits using latent class (hierarchical) multinomial processing tree modeling: An illustration using data from clinical groups in Taiwan. Chinese Journal of Psychology, 55, 57-73. (in Chinese)
Chen, Y.-C., Chen, Y.-W., Hsu, Y.-F., Chang, W.-T., Hsiao, C. K., Min, M.-Y., & Lai*, W.-S. (2012). Akt1 deficiency modulates reward learning and reward prediction error in mice. Genes, Brain and Behavior, 11, 157-169.
Yang*, C.-T., Hsu, Y.-F., Huang, H.-Y., & Yeh, Y.-Y. (2011). Relative salience affects the process of detecting changes in orientation and luminance. Acta Psychologica, 138, 377-389.
Hsu*, Y.-F., Iverson, G. J., & Doble, C. W. (2010). Affine representations in psychophysics and the near-miss to Weber’s law. Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 54, 256-265.
Chen, Y.-H., & Hsu*, Y.-F. (2010). Convergence of non-parametric adaptive threshold estimation in the yes-no task. Chinese Journal of Psychology, 52, 95-112.
Hsu*, Y.-F., & Chen, Y.-H. (2009). Applications of non-parametric adaptive methods for simple reaction time experiments. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 71, 1664-1675.
Falmagne*, J.-C., Hsu, Y.-F., Leite, F., & Regenwetter, M. (2008). Stochastic applications of media theory: Random walks on weak orders or partial orders. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 156, 1183-1196.
Hsu*, Y.-F., & Regenwetter, M. (2007). Applications of stochastic media theory to 1992, 1996, and 2000 national election study panel data. Chinese Journal of Psychology, 49, 225-244.
Hsu*, Y.-F. (2005). A generalization of Pieron's law to include background intensity and latency distribution. Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 49, 450-463.
Hsu, Y.-F., Regenwetter*, M., & Falmagne, J.-C. (2005). The tune in-and-out model: A random walk and its application to a presidential election survey. Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 49, 276-289.
Hsu*, Y.-F. (2005). On measuring the minimum detection time: A simple reaction time study in the time estimation paradigm. British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, 58, 259-284.
Books/Charpters
Books/Chapters
Regenwetter, M., & Hsu, Y.-F. (2019). Stochastic process models of preference change. In R. Congleton, B. Grofman and S. Voigt (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Public Choice (Volume 1, pp. 665-680). Oxford University Press.
Conference Presentations
Conference Presentations
Hsu, Y.-F., Regenwetter, M., & Kuklinski, J. H. (2019). Towards meaningful inferences from attitudinal thermometer ratings. Paper presented at the 2019 meeting of the European Mathematical Psychology Group, Heidelberg, Germany.
Hsu, Y.-F. (2018). Incorporating thresholds into models of human choice behavior. Paper presented at the 4th NTU-Kyoto University International Symposium for Cognitive Neuroscience, Kyoto, Japan.
Doble, C. W., & Hsu, Y.-F. (2018). Characterizing the law of similarity in psychophysics. Poster presented at the 2018 meeting of the European Mathematical Psychology Group, Genova, Italy.
Hsu, Y.-F. (2016). A response-confidence embedded method for threshold estimation. Poster presented at the 57th annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Boston, USA.
Hsu, Y.-F., & Iverson, G. J. (2016). Conditions under which affine representations are also Fechnerian under the power law of similarity. Paper presented at the 2016 meeting of the European Mathematical Psychology Group, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Hwang, Y.-D., Liu, H.-H., Lai, W.-S., & Hsu, Y.-F. (2015). Effects of affective arousal on prediction errors in reinforcement learning: Evidence from feedback-related negativity. Poster presented at the 56th annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Chicago, USA.
Hsu, Y.-F. (2014). Conditions under which affine representations are also Fechnerian under the power law of similarity on the Weber sensitivities. Paper presented at the 2014 Meeting of Theory and Methodology in Configural Perception, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Hsu, Y.-F. (2013). From psychophysics to preference change -- Two studies of individual choice behavior. Paper presented at the Symposium on Decision Science and Brain, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Li, C.-T., Lai, W.-S., Liu, C.-M., & Hsu, Y.-F. (2012). Reward prediction error and the formation of psychotic symptoms in schizophrenia. Poster presented at the 33rd annual meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Minneapolis, USA.
Hsu, Y.-F. (2012). From psychophysics to human decision making -- Two examples from the modeling perspective. Paper presented at the special conference on “Paradigm Shifts in Research on Human Cognition in Taiwan (to pay a tribute to Professor In-Mao Liu)”, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Hsu, Y.-F. (2011). Using threshold theory to model psychometric functions with confidence responses. Poster presented at the 52nd annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Seattle, USA.
Lin, Y.-J., Chang, K.-C., Liu, H.-X., Hsieh, M. H., Lai, W.-S., & Hsu, Y.-F. (2010). Is there an inter-hemispheric difference of implicit deviance detection processes in the human brain? Poster presented at the 40th annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, USA.
Chang, K.-C., & Hsu, Y.-F. (2010). Assessing psychometric functions and thresholds using unforced-choice adaptive methods. Poster presented at the 43rd annual meeting of the Society for Mathematical Psychology, Portland, USA.
Hsu, Y.-F. (2009). Applications of non-parametric adaptive methods for simple reaction time experiments. Paper presented at the 50th annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Boston, USA.
Hsu, Y.-F., & Chen, Y.-H. (2009). On the convergences of non-parametric adaptive methods to the simple reaction time situation. Paper presented at the 48th annual meeting of the Taiwanese Psychological Association, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Hsu, Y.-F., & Regenwetter, M. (2009). Transforming thermometer ratings into semiorder rankings: A model of persuasion for panel data. Paper presented at the 9th conference on Survey Research Methodology, Center for Survey Research, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
Hsu, Y.-F. (2008). An affine representation for choice probabilities. Paper presented at the 47th annual meeting of the Taiwanese Psychological Association, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Hsu, Y.-F., Iverson, G. J., & Doble, C. W. (2008). On the near-miss to Weber's law under an affine representation. Paper presented at the 41st annual meeting of the Society for Mathematical Psychology, Washington DC, USA.
Hsu, Y.-F., & Regenwetter, M. (2007). A media-theoretical semiorder model of persuasion with an application to panel data. Paper presented at the 40th annual meeting of the Society for Mathematical Psychology, Costa Mesa, USA.