Table 1.
Themes for decision-making tasks and corresponding participants' impressions.
| Theme | Interest | Familiarity | #Exp. perspectives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction of daylight saving time | 3.77 (1.50) | 3.63 (1.44) | 5 |
| Introduction of carbon tax | 3.77 (1.60) | 2.34 (1.37) | 5 |
| Charging for ambulance | 4.81 (1.23) | 2.74 (1.34) | 5 |
| Making doggy bags available at restaurants | 2.95 (1.64) | 1.72 (1.14) | 4 |
| Restrictions on whale fishing | 3.88 (1.50) | 3.22 (1.40) | 6 |
| Sales promotion of genome-edited food | 3.59 (1.65) | 2.05 (1.17) | 4 |
| Expanding acceptance of foreign workers | 4.73 (1.27) | 3.30 (1.38) | 6 |
| Restrictions on fake news | 4.58 (1.37) | 3.37 (1.30) | 4 |
| Introduction of universal basic income system (for practice task) | NA | NA | NA |
Interest and familiarity use a seven-point scale (1, not at all; 4, neutral; 7, very much). Numbers in the table indicate the mean and standard deviation (in parentheses). #Exp. perspectives mean the number of expected perspectives for each theme.