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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Decision Neuroscience
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1450703

Integrative and Syntactic Complexity's Role in Decision-Making Under Uncertainty

Provisionally accepted
Alejandra Mitzi Castellón-Flores Alejandra Mitzi Castellón-Flores *Edmundo Molina-Perez Edmundo Molina-Perez *Isaac Molina Isaac Molina Pedro Manuel Cortes Pedro Manuel Cortes Fernanda Sobrino Fernanda Sobrino Luis Serra-Barragan Luis Serra-Barragan
  • School of Government and Public Transformation, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico

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    This manuscript explores the impact of integrative complexity (IC) and syntactic complexity (SC) on decision-making under uncertainty, utilizing a variant of the Ellsberg experiment to examine how individuals process and respond to ambiguous information. By employing an online experimental design that manipulates available information and integrates decision support tools, our study reveals significant roles for IC and SC in enhancing decision-making capabilities. This research contributes to the fields of cognitive psychology, behavioral economics, and decision theory by providing empirical evidence on the cognitive structures that influence decision-making in uncertain environments. The findings underscore the potential of enhancing IC and SC as strategies for improving decision-making skills, aligning with the journal's focus on advancing theoretical and practical understanding of cognitive processes in decision-making.

    Keywords: Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, investigation, methodology, project administration, resources, supervision, visualization

    Received: 18 Jun 2024; Accepted: 28 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Castellón-Flores, Molina-Perez, Molina, Cortes, Sobrino and Serra-Barragan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Alejandra Mitzi Castellón-Flores, School of Government and Public Transformation, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
    Edmundo Molina-Perez, School of Government and Public Transformation, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico

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