Table 2.
Mean (SD) participant response times to gambling stimuli for the first 30 trials compared to response times to gambling stimuli from the onset of the first no-go trial to the end of the condition
Speed condition | Mean reaction times (RT) | ||
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Mean RT for first 30 trials (s) | Mean RT from onset of first no-go trial (s) | t-test p value | |
Fast | .58 (.16) | .62 (.20) | = .054 |
Moderate | .65 (.15) | .75 (.24) | < .001 |
Moderate with pauses | .66 (.17) | .78 (.23) | < .001 |
Slow | .74 (.19) | .89 (.22) | < .001 |
Slow with pauses | .66 (.18) | .71 (.18) | = .065 |
Note Whilst adaptive response modulation was found in both the moderate speed and moderate speed with pauses conditions, additional analysis showed there was no statistically significant degree of response slowing between these two conditions, indicating no additional benefits stemming from the inclusion of pauses in play