In a study of the response modulation model, Newman and colleagues (1987) demonstrated that psychopaths did much more poorly than nonpsychopaths on a card-playing task because they chose to continue playing long after it stopped being profitable and they were losing money. The performance difference between psychopaths and nonpsychopaths was eliminated by modifying the task so the participants had to do which of the following?

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

By introducing a delay of 5 seconds between each card draw, participants had more time to contemplate the consequences of their actions and were less likely to impulsively continue playing even when it was no longer profitable. This modification equalized the performance of psychopaths and nonpsychopaths on the task.

In a Study of the Response Modulation Model, Newman and Colleagues