Table 4.
Correlation table of dependent, independent, and demographic variables.
| Variable | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) adjPump | – | |||||||
| (2) Earnings | 0.639ˆ*** | – | ||||||
| (3) Explosions | 0.913ˆ*** | 0.355ˆ*** | – | |||||
| (4) Age group | -0.280ˆ*** | -0.247ˆ** | -0.276ˆ*** | – | ||||
| (5) DSST | 0.361ˆ*** | 0.331ˆ*** | 0.313ˆ*** | -0.785ˆ*** | – | |||
| (6) CRT | 0.086 | 0.058 | 0.072 | -0.229ˆ** | 0.210ˆ* | – | ||
| (7) NFCC_2 | -0.235ˆ** | -0.044 | -0.288ˆ*** | 0.530ˆ*** | -0.369ˆ*** | -0.221ˆ*** | – | |
| (8) Positive affect | -0.097 | -0.035 | -0.137 | 0.296ˆ*** | -0.231ˆ** | -0.078 | 0.177ˆ* | – |
adjPump = Adjusted balloon pumps, average number of pumps’ Earnings = total points collected’ Explosions = number of balloon explosions experienced; Age Group = Older Adults vs. Younger Adults; DSST = Digit Symbol Substitution Test; CRT = Cognitive Reflection Test; NFCC_2 = sum of the two subscales of NFCC (Desire for Predictability, and Preference for Order and Structure); Positive and Negative Affect = PANAS-X scores. ∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01, ∗∗∗p < 0.001.