Randomized trial examines how goals influence attention and decision-making in value-based choices, indicating strategic cognitive control.
Key Points
The aim is to explore how flexible adjustments in decision-making processes are linked to different goals.
Participants chose among four consumer products in an eye-tracking study evaluating the influence of positive or negative value on decisions.
Analyses included strategic measurements of response time and attention related to goal-directed choices and appraisals.
Time-resolved analyses of eye movements were conducted to observe attention allocation patterns.
Response times decreased with higher overall value in choose-best trials (specific metrics not provided).
Response times increased in choose-worst trials, demonstrating a contrasting pattern.
Attention allocation for choose-best showed a positive correlation with value, while choose-worst showed a negative correlation, with appraisal showing no relation.