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Can physical activity change how well we make decisions?

Can physical activity change how well we make decisions?

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By Kunal Answered 3 months ago

Yes. Researchers often use well-known decision and cognition tasks to capture these effects. Common ones include the Iowa Gambling Task (real-life decision-making under uncertainty), BART (risk-taking), Cognitive Reflection Test (impulsivity vs. thinking things through), and planning tasks like the Tower of London. A typical approach is to test participants before and after physical activity and compare changes, while controlling for fatigue and practice effects.

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