Perceptual judgments. Participants made judgments of numerosity against comparison values or absolute estimates. Comparison values (boundaries) were either similar or dissimilar to the true answer.

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Timestamp

Date and time of the experimental session

Pt

Participant ID

Trial

Trial ID based on order of presentation

Boundary

Comparison value for that trial

DotCount

Number of dots shown on that trial

Region

Region for that dot count, being either high or low

Decision

Decision made by the participant on whether dot count was higher or lower than the boundary for that trial

Dec_RT

Response time for the decision

Accuracy

Accuracy of the selected decision

Estimate

Direct estimate of the number of dots on that trial made by the participant. NaN is used for trials in which no estimate was requested

Est_RT

Response time for the estimate

References

Spicer J, Zhu J, Chater N, Sanborn AN (2022). “Perceptual and Cognitive Judgments Show Both Anchoring and Repulsion.” Psychological Science, 33(9), 1395--1407. doi:10.1177/09567976221089599 .