Digital Assessment Library

Decision-Making & Reward

Digital behavioral tasks designed to assess reward sensitivity, risk-taking behavior, decision-making dynamics, reinforcement learning, and behavioral economics through interactive smartphone-based paradigms.

Spica enables researchers and clinicians to capture objective behavioral biomarkers related to motivation, impulsivity, reward processing, and adaptive decision-making in real-world environments.

Decision-Making Reward Processing Risk-Taking Impulsivity Behavioral Economics Reinforcement Learning Digital Biomarkers
Decision-Making & Reward — Spica app task screen 1

Why Decision-Making Assessment Matters

Decision-making and reward processing play a central role in motivation, impulsivity, behavioral regulation, and psychiatric functioning.

Alterations in reward sensitivity and risk-taking behavior are associated with multiple neurological and psychiatric conditions, including addiction, depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and compulsive behaviors.

Spica’s digital behavioral tasks provide scalable, objective, and repeatable assessment of reward-related behaviors in ecologically relevant settings.

Objective & Quantitative

Capture behavior with high-precision and standardized metrics.

Remote & Scalable

Assess behavior anywhere with scalable solutions.

Repeatable Over time

Track behavioral patterns and changes over time reliably.

High-Resolution Data

Millisecond-level data for deep insights and digital biomarker discovery.

Monetary Gambling Task: Assessment of Risk-Taking Behavior and Reward Sensitivity

Evaluates reward processing, risk-taking behavior, impulsivity, reinforcement learning, and adaptive decision-making through simulated monetary choices. Participants choose between probabilistic reward options while Spica captures behavioral dynamics, decision latency, and reward-response patterns.

How It Works in Spica

  • Interactive reward-based decision paradigms
  • Risk vs. reward selection scenarios
  • Real-time behavioral tracking
  • Adaptive outcome feedback
  • Longitudinal behavioral monitoring

Key Metrics

Risk Preference Index Reward Sensitivity Decision Latency Impulsivity Indicators Loss Aversion Reward-Learning Dynamics Behavioral Consistency Adaptive Strategy Changes
Monetary Gambling Task: Assessment of Risk-Taking Behavior and Reward Sensitivity — app screens

Task Data:

  • Decision timestamps
  • Risk level selected
  • Win/loss history

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Captured Behavioral Biomarkers

Risk Preference Reward Sensitivity Loss Aversion Decision Latency Impulsivity Adaptive Strategy Shifts Reward Learning Rate Choice Consistency Outcome Sensitivity Behavioral Variability

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