. 2020 Jul 10;3(1):15. doi: 10.5334/joc.108

Table 1.

Performance Metrics across Experiments and Inclusion Criteria.

Participant Inclusion Criteria	.8 secondary task accuracy or better	.8 secondary task accuracy or better	Must have a high accuracy* trial in all conditions	All participants that completed the study

Trial Inclusion Criteria	High accuracy* trials only	All trials	High accuracy* trials only	All trials

Experiment 1a (continuous memoranda + tone task)
Participant N	38	38	43	44
Effect Size (d)	0.11	0.42	0.07	0.46
Bayes Factor (H₁₀)	0.33	0.80	0.12	3.94
Experiment 1b (continuous memoranda + parity task)
Participant N	30	30	48	52
Effect Size (d)	0.13	0.50	0.12	0.43
Bayes Factor (H₁₀)	0.12	1.05	0.08	3.89
Experiment 2a (canonical memoranda + tone task)
Participant N	14	14	22	30
Effect Size (d)	–0.34	0.19	0.01	0.28
Bayes Factor (H₁₀)	0.31	0.14	0.07	0.19
Experiment 2b (canonical memoranda + parity task)
Participant N	24	24	37	53
Effect Size (d)	0.24	0.48	0.24	0.47
Bayes Factor (H₁₀)	0.24	0.70	0.29	14.82

Note: Effect sizes and Bayes factors pertain to the effect of Cognitive Load.

* A high accuracy trial is one with perfect performance on the secondary task.