Table 4.
Behavioral performance and subjective experience data for participants in the high and low BDI groups.
| SART | High probability task | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low BDI (n = 10) | High BDI (n = 10) | Low BDI (n = 10) | High BDI (n = 10) | |
| BEHAVIORAL PERFORMANCE | ||||
| Mean errors of commission | 6.40 (4.32) | 11.60 (5.44) | 1.4 (1.08) | 2.80 (2.74) |
| Mean errors of omission | 0.40 (1.27) | 3.90 (7.39) | 0.20 (0.63) | 2.60 (5.30) |
| RT | 408.25 (96.54) | 367.65 (65.36) | 440.21 (17.21) | 447.29 (57.18) |
| RTCV | 0.21 (0.04) | 0.30 (0.10) | 0.20 (0.04) | 0.26 (0.08) |
| SUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCE | ||||
| TRI | 1.87 (0.49) | 2.74 (0.73) | 2.00 (0.58) | 2.49 (0.62) |
| TUT | 1.23 (0.40) | 1.63 (0.49) | 1.29 (0.28) | 1.78 (0.80) |
| Positive MW | 1.90 (0.88) | 1.70 (0.95) | 1.90 (0.99) | 1.70 (0.82) |
| Negative MW | 1.70 (0.95) | 2.90 (0.57) | 1.60 (0.70) | 2.50 (0.97) |
Data are mean (SD) values.
SART, Sustained Attention to Response Task; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; RT, Response times; RTCV, RT coefficient of variation; TRI, task-related interference; TUT, task-unrelated thought; MW, mind-wandering.