Fig. 1.

Schematic of task. Participants viewed one of three colored dots signaling a subsequent praise, neutral, or critical comment, followed by a 4–8 second interstimulus interval (white dot), the 7 second comment recording, and a 10–21 second intertrial interval (white dot). A vigilance cue (gray dot) would be shown at some point during the intertrial, which would remain on the screen until a button press or the end of the intertrial interval. Ratings grids were presented during 1/3 of the intertrial intervals.