@article{ref1,
title="Stopping decisions: Information order effects on nonfocal evaluations",
journal="Human factors",
year="2013",
author="Yu, Michael and Gonzalez, Cleotilde",
volume="55",
number="4",
pages="732-746",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: We investigated how the order in which information is presented affects when a person decides to stop performing a task. BACKGROUND: A stopping decision is a decision to stop performing a task on the basis of a sequence of cues. Previous order-effects models do not account for how these contexts limit available working memory for making such decisions. METHOD: Participants decided how long to perform a task known as the Work Hazard Game that began by rewarding points but later cost points if work continued after an unannounced &quot;emergency.&quot; An additive sequence of cues indicated the probability of an emergency. Study I involved a three-group design with cue sequences that indicated the same risk at each decision point but whose final cue presented a high, medium, or low probability. Study 2 had a 2 x 2 design with high or low final cues and an easy or a challenging task. RESULTS: In Study I, participants stopped sooner when the most recent cue presented a high rather than low probability (p = .09), despite the same emergency risk. In Study 2, participants stopped sooner when the most recent cue presented a high rather than low probability for the challenging task but not for the easy task (p = .08). CONCLUSION: Stopping decisions appear sensitive to the most recent cue observed while experiencing task load. Participants responded to the same risks differently only on the basis of a change in presentation. APPLICATION: Findings may be relevant for research and training for hazardous jobs, such as subsurface coal mining, fishing, and trucking.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0018-7208",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}