Table 2.
Correlations between each of the Big Five personality-factors and average proportion of Increasing option selections in Experiment 1
| Mean | s.n | O | C | E | A | N | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low-Pressure Condition | |||||||
| 0 | 34.52 | 5.82 | |||||
| C | 32.59 | 5.58 | −.12 | ||||
| E | 27.94 | 5.08 | .08 | .22 | |||
| A | 36.38 | 4.64 | −.04 | .40** | .11 | ||
| N | 23.98 | 5.84 | .28* | −.38** | −.31** | −.30** | |
| Average Increasing | .45 | .31 | .11 | .04 | .12 | .04 | −0.10 |
| High-Pressure Condition | |||||||
| O | 35.92 | 5.89 | |||||
| C | 32.86 | 5.40 | .14 | ||||
| E | 27.52 | 6.69 | −.01 | .12 | |||
| A | 36.80 | 5.50 | .07 | .36** | .19 | ||
| N | 21.13 | 6.81 | −.05 | −.23 | −.27* | −.37** | |
| Average Increasing | .34 | .32 | −.03 | −.27* | −.01 | −.12 | −0.34** |
Note. Means and standard deviations for, and correlation between each of the Big Five personality factors and the average Increasing option selected during the decision-making task in each condition in Experiment 1 (O represents Openness, C represents Conscientiousness, E represents Extraversion, A represents Agreeableness, N represents Neuroticism).
**
indicates significance at the p = .01 level.
*
indicates significant at the p = .05 level.