Visualizing numbers: Investigating the effect of presentation format on emotional responses and performance in lottery tasks

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dc.abstract.enNumeracy is the ability to understand, manipulate, and make sense of numerical information. It is crucial for everyday decision making that involves dealing with numbers. In this study, we tested whether we can help people make better choices in monetary lotteries by communicating numerical values (i.e., payoffs and probabilities) using visual aids. We also checked whether presenting this information in a visual form reduces affect negativity. Participants (N = 210) made choices in ten monetary lotteries accompanied with visual aids (experimental condition) or without visual aids (control condition). After the lottery task, participants completed questionnaires measuring experienced emotions and numerical skills. Despite finding no hypothesized effect of visual aids on performance in a lottery task, the exploratory analysis revealed the interaction effect. In a visual aid condition, participants who were relatively less educated scored significantly higher in a lottery task in comparison to those in the control condition. Additionally, participants in the visual aid condition reported significantly lower intensity of negative emotions after the lottery task than those in the control condition. We discuss possible causes and mechanisms that can explain the results we obtained. We argue that visual aids are a promising tool for future learning, and their friendly format can positively influence people's reactions to decisions involving numerical information. However, we also point out the necessity for further research and exploration of the role of different designs of visual aids and individual differences.
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii we Wrocławiu
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.authorMichalik, Jakub
dc.contributor.authorSumliński, Łukasz
dc.contributor.authorSobków, Agata
dc.date.access2024-03-12
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-11T07:09:12Z
dc.date.available2025-07-11T07:09:12Z
dc.date.created2024-02-06
dc.date.issued2025-06
dc.description.accesstimebefore_publication
dc.description.additionalvorPrzesyłam wersję opublikowaną artykułu (z numeracją stron). Proszę również o zaktualizowanie linka w metadanych: https://doi.org/10.1037/cep0000330
dc.description.grantnumber2018/31/D/HS6/02899
dc.description.granttitleRola wielorakich zdolności numerycznych we wspieraniu podejmowania decyzji.
dc.description.issue2
dc.description.physical228-233
dc.description.versionfinal_author
dc.description.volume79
dc.identifier.doi10.1037/cep0000330
dc.identifier.issn1196-1961
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/564
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fcep0000330
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsCC-BY
dc.rights.questionYes_rights
dc.share.articleOPEN_REPOSITORY
dc.subject.envisual aids
dc.subject.enmath anxiety
dc.subject.enmonetary lotteries
dc.subject.ennumeracy
dc.subject.enexpected value
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dc.titleVisualizing numbers: Investigating the effect of presentation format on emotional responses and performance in lottery tasks
dc.title.journalCanadian Journal of Experimental Psychology
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typeArticle