Figure 2.

Example of a slide pair viewed by participants in Study 3 (illustrating the principle of Compatibility). Prior to seeing this pair, they received the question, “Which slide does a better job of using a background pattern?” The correct answer for slide choice is the panel on the right. An example of a correct explanation is, “the topic of the chart is global warming, which is better represented with a sun than with clouds;” an example of an incorrect explanation is, “the right has more of an apocalyptic feel.”