Table 1.
Task description by experimental condition | Observations | Response time | ||
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Complete | Incomplete | CPT | Total | |
Controls | ||||
Passive control: No manipulation or active control | 202 | 1 | 93 | 458 |
Active control: Completing a neutral reading and writing task | 205 | 3 | 87 | 584 |
Single-response intuition | ||||
Intuition recall: Describing a time when intuition was beneficial | 203 | 98 | 97 | 816 |
Emotion induction: Relying on emotion rather than reason | 202 | 1 | 76 | 444 |
10s time pressure: Deciding within 10 seconds for each question | 202 | 3 | 44 | 381 |
5s time pressure: Deciding within 5 seconds for each question | 203 | 2 | 37 | 360 |
High cognitive load: Memorizing a 3x3 matrix before each question | 208 | 12 | 78 | 568 |
Very high cognitive load: Memorizing a 4x4 matrix before each question | 209 | 11 | 79 | 587 |
Single-response reflection | ||||
Reason recall: Describing a time when carefully reasoning was beneficial | 201 | 96 | 109 | 825 |
Reason induction: Relying on reason rather than emotion | 206 | 1 | 105 | 497 |
10s time delay: Thinking carefully for at least 10 seconds for each question | 202 | 2 | 100 | 466 |
20s time delay: Thinking carefully for at least 20 seconds for each question | 201 | 3 | 139 | 500 |
Monetary incentives: Earning £0.20 for each correct answer | 203 | 2 | 105 | 478 |
Decision justification: Providing a written explanation for each answer | 209 | 12 | 389 | 760 |
Short debiasing training: Learning answers to three bias questions | 205 | 2 | 113 | 569 |
Long debiasing training: Learning explanations to and writing about three bias questions | 204 | 5 | 127 | 800 |
Two-response | ||||
Standard two-response: 5s time pressure followed by 10s time delay | 202 | 3 | 43, 72 | 492 |
Modified two-response: 5s time pressure followed by 10s time delay & decision justification | 200 | 6 | 38, 205 | 625 |
The table describes the tasks, the number of complete and incomplete observations and median response times in seconds during the completion of the Cognitive Performance Test (CPT) and during the whole study (Total) across the experimental conditions