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Action Dynamics Reveal Parallel Competition in Decision Making

Action Dynamics Reveal Parallel Competition in Decision Making PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE Short Report Action Dynamics Reveal Parallel Competition in Decision Making 1 2 Chris McKinstry, Rick Dale, and Michael J. Spivey 1 2 University of Memphis and Cornell University When deciding between two alternatives, such as whether to (1.0 true), ‘‘Is murder sometimes justifiable?’’ (.6 true), ‘‘Is the order the pasta or the chicken, or whether to pursue a career in sky ever green?’’ (.3 true), and ‘‘Is a thousand more than a bil- academia or industry, a person may feel torn—as if the options lion?’’ (.0 true). literally pull him or her in two directions. This metaphor may We tracked the x and y pixel coordinates of the movements of have some surprising literal truth. If asked, for example, whether the computer mouse that participants used to respond to each ‘‘murder is sometimes justified,’’ individuals may be inclined to question. Like other reaching actions, reaching movements both agree and disagree with the statement. Here, we document, made with a computer mouse provide a continuous two-dimen- for the first time, the pull toward contrasting responses during sional index of which regions of a scene are guiding action plans evaluative thinking, reporting the results of a study examining (Spivey, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Psychological Science SAGE

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SAGE
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© 2008 Association for Psychological Science
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0956-7976
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1467-9280
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10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02041.x
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18181787
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PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE Short Report Action Dynamics Reveal Parallel Competition in Decision Making 1 2 Chris McKinstry, Rick Dale, and Michael J. Spivey 1 2 University of Memphis and Cornell University When deciding between two alternatives, such as whether to (1.0 true), ‘‘Is murder sometimes justifiable?’’ (.6 true), ‘‘Is the order the pasta or the chicken, or whether to pursue a career in sky ever green?’’ (.3 true), and ‘‘Is a thousand more than a bil- academia or industry, a person may feel torn—as if the options lion?’’ (.0 true). literally pull him or her in two directions. This metaphor may We tracked the x and y pixel coordinates of the movements of have some surprising literal truth. If asked, for example, whether the computer mouse that participants used to respond to each ‘‘murder is sometimes justified,’’ individuals may be inclined to question. Like other reaching actions, reaching movements both agree and disagree with the statement. Here, we document, made with a computer mouse provide a continuous two-dimen- for the first time, the pull toward contrasting responses during sional index of which regions of a scene are guiding action plans evaluative thinking, reporting the results of a study examining (Spivey,

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Psychological Science – SAGE

Published: Jan 1, 2008

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