Table 3.
Pearson’s correlation coefficient between COVID-19 responses and CPT performance in Experiment 1. Skill index is calculated as No-go accuracy divided by Go RT
| Variables | Overall A’ | Reduction in A’ across blocks | Skill index | No-go (mountain) accuracy | Go (city) RT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic ratings | |||||
| Age | .19 | − .04 | .20 | .21 | .12 |
| Education | .19 | − .03 | .17 | .18 | .15 |
| Income | .12 | .06 | .10 | .09 | .02 |
| Political orientation | .17 | − .10 | .15 | .18 | .15 |
| Concerns related to COVID-19 | |||||
| Health concern | − .01 | .01 | .03 | .04 | .05 |
| Financial concern | .15 | − .13 | .17 | .21 | .17 |
| Non-financial concern (Factor 1) | .08 | .05 | .08 | .10 | .12 |
| Average of all eight items | .13 | − .01 | .14 | .17 | .17 |
| Behavioral compliance | |||||
| Social distancing | − .13 | − .15 | − .16 | − .14 | − .03 |
| Hygienic behavior | − .08 | − .11 | − .11 | − .11 | − .06 |
In the correlation analysis between income and other variables, participants who chose the answer “I prefer not to answer this question” were excluded, leading to N = 142. All other analyses had N = 161. None of the results reached Bonferroni adjusted alpha of .001. These results held after controlling for age, education level, income, and political orientation. Boldface italics: p < .05 (uncorrected for multiple comparisons)