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conceptual model

conceptual model A conceptual model is an organized explanatory framework for understanding an ability or process.

A conceptual model is an organized explanatory framework for understanding an ability or process. In this source, it refers to a general model of intertemporal decision-making ability that can be checked in a specific context, refined, and used to judge whether it applies there.