Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty Publications Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rajan, Santhosh Kareepadath Title A name given to the resource Pratixa: A Cognitive Framework for Behavioral Decision-Making and Its Mathematical Formalization Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01-01-2025 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Futures and Foresight Science;Volume;7;Issue;3;Article No.;e70017; Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/ffo2.70017" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1002/ffo2.70017</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105014633162?origin=resultslist" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105014633162?origin=resultslist</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Rajan S.K., School of Psychological Sciences, Christ University, Bangalore, India Description An account of the resource The present study introduces pratixa, an internal cognitive structure that functions as a reference architecture guiding human decision-making. Pratixa is a dynamic, event-sensitive archive of anticipated outcomes of behavior, learned event-behavior-outcome associations, and adaptive behavioral responses, drawing on the theories from decision science, psychology, and behavioral adaptation. Past experiences shape pratixa, and iterative learning reinforces it. It supports predictive mental representations by enabling individuals to anticipate the outcomes of their own behavioral responses and adjust those responses when discrepancies arise between anticipated and actual outcomes. Pratixa supports anticipatory learning and real-time correction, making it a future-oriented cognitive structure for decision making. It matures in a spiral progression, from null pratixa, where no prior event-behavior-outcome associations exist, through quixotic pratixa, characterized by illusory or arbitrary associations, to realistic pratixa, where causal relationships are adequately approximated. This spiral maturation reflects how individuals adapt through experiential learning and reinforcement, transitioning from effortful reasoning to increasingly automatic and context-sensitive decision-making. By positioning decision-making within this evolving structure, pratixa offers a distinct perspective on predictive cognition in complex and ambiguous contexts, with implications for strategic foresight, behavioral economics, and adaptive behavioral decision making. The study also proposes a mathematical formulation to represent how this reference architecture evolves through reinforcement-based learning and guides decision-making, providing a computational basis for modeling human foresight and adaptation. 2025 John Wiley &amp; Sons Ltd. Subject The topic of the resource behavioral adaptation; behavioral decision-making; cognitive framework; Pratixa; predictive cognition Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available John Wiley and Sons Inc Relation A related resource ISSN: 25735152; Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource online