Condition 1 (Ritual): RA: Before you start the test, please complete a short ritual. Ritual (RA should read these instructions aloud and do them, one at a time.) Please count slowly up to 10 from 0, then count back down to 0. You should say each number out loud and write each number on the piece of paper in front of you as you say it. You may use the how you do it [demonstrate on your own sheet of entire paper. Here’s paper:] 0..1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9..10..9..8..7..6..5..4..3..2..1.. Sprinkle salt on your how you do paper. Here’s it… Crinkle up your how you do paper. Here’s it… Throw your paper in the trash. how you do Here’s it… Now you complete the ritual yourself. Condition 2 (Non-ritual): RA: Before you start the test, please complete a few random behaviors that we are pretesting for other studies. Non-Ritual (RA should read these instructions aloud.) Please say the numbers 0 and 10 out loud. Write each number on the piece of paper in front of you as you say it. how you do it [demonstrate on your own sheet of Here’s paper:] Now, please say the numbers 3 and 5 out loud. Write each number on the piece of paper in front of you as you say it. how you do it [demonstrate on your own sheet of Here’s paper:] Throw your paper in the trash. how you do Here’s it… Crinkle up your paper. how you do Here’s it… Sprinkle salt on your writing. how you do Here’s it… Now you complete these random steps yourself. Practice problems: RA opens MediaLab program and sits next to participant. RA reads the MediaLab instructions out loud to the participant. RA should walk the participant through the first modular arithmetic task by reading the example out loud to the participant: Here is an example problem: 16 ≡ 4 (mod 3) The object is to determine whether or not the statement is true. To do this, subtract the middle number from the first number:
Condition 1 (Ritual): RA: Before you start the test, please complete a short ritual. Ritual (RA should read these instructions aloud and do them, one at a time.) Please count slowly up to 10 from 0, then count back down to 0. You should say each number out loud and write each number on the piece of paper in front of you as you say it. You may use the entire paper. Here’s how you do it [demonstrate on your own sheet of paper:] 0..1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9..10..9..8..7..6..5..4..3..2..1.. Sprinkle salt on your paper. Here’s how you do it… Crinkle up your paper. Here’s how you do it… Throw your paper in the trash. Here’s how you do it… Now you complete the ritual yourself. Condition 2 (Non-ritual): RA: Before you start the test, please complete a few random behaviors that we are pretesting for other studies. Non-Ritual (RA should read these instructions aloud.) Please say the numbers 0 and 10 out loud. Write each number on the piece of paper in front of you as you say it. Here’s how you do it [demonstrate on your own sheet of paper:] Now, please say the numbers 3 and 5 out loud. Write each number on the piece of paper in front of you as you say it. Here’s how you do it [demonstrate on your own sheet of paper:] Throw your paper in the trash. Here’s how you do it… Crinkle up your paper. Here’s how you do it… Sprinkle salt on your writing. Here’s how you do it… Now you complete these random steps yourself. Practice problems: RA opens MediaLab program and sits next to participant. RA reads the MediaLab instructions out loud to the participant. RA should walk the participant through the first modular arithmetic task by reading the example out loud to the participant: Here is an example problem: 16 ≡ 4 (mod 3) The object is to determine whether or not the statement is true. To do this, subtract the middle number from the first number: