Table 1. Demographic characteristics of participants and mean score.
Sex (M/F) (N = 57) | (30/27) |
Age, years: (Mean ± SD) (N = 57) | (34.5 ± 14.9) |
Tower of Hanoi | |
3-disk tower (N = 57) (Mean ± SD) | (9.1 ± 4.5) |
4-disk tower (N = 48) (Mean ± SD) | (22.7 ± 9.2) |
5-disk tower (N = 45) (Mean ± SD) | (51.4 ± 17.1) |
Completion of the 5-disk tower | 45 (79%) |
Time to completion of the 5-disk tower in seconds (N = 45) (Mean ± SD) | (168.8 ± 67.8) |
Psychopathic Personality Inventory–Short Form (N = 57) | |
PPI-SF Total | (121.7 ± 12.3) |
PPI-I | (52.8 ± 8.2) |
PPI-II | (54.1 ± 7.6) |
Notes.
Due to the algorithm of the Tower of Hanoi, participants must complete the 3-disk tower and the 4-disk tower in order to complete the 5-disk tower. Due to the time limitation of 5 min, nine participants were not able to complete the 4-disk tower, and 12 participants (including those of the 4-disk tower) were not able to complete the 5-disk tower. An explanatory video, showing the method to complete the 3-disk, 4-disk, and 5-disk towers is available as a Data S1.