The effects of time pressure on judgment in multiple cue probability learning

This experiment used multiple-cue probability learning to study the effects of time pressure on judgment. Undergraduate students were trained to use cues with linear or curvilinear function forms to predict a criterion. Subsequent to training, performance under time pressure was compared with selfre...

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Published in:Organizational behavior and human decision processes 1986-02, Vol.37 (1), p.83-92
Main Author: Rothstein, Howard G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Characteristics
Cognition. Intelligence
Decision making
Effects
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Judgments
Mathematical analysis
Pressure
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Reasoning. Problem solving
Statistical analysis
Studies
Task
Time
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Summary:This experiment used multiple-cue probability learning to study the effects of time pressure on judgment. Undergraduate students were trained to use cues with linear or curvilinear function forms to predict a criterion. Subsequent to training, performance under time pressure was compared with selfregulated performance. Lens model analyses indicated that cognitive control deteriorated under time pressure while cognitive matching remained unchanged. This effect was limited to complex cue-criterion environments containing curvilinear function forms. The results suggest that the time pressured individual tends to be erratic even while implementing correct policy.
ISSN:0749-5978
1095-9920
DOI:10.1016/0749-5978(86)90045-2