Table 2.

Drift diffusion model specification

NumberModelStarting point (z)Drift rate (5)DIC (control)DIC (threat)
1Valence independentz = 0.5v11,373.437761.38
2Valence-dependent starting point0<z < 1v11,343.427757.88
3Valence-dependent drift ratez = 0.5v = β0 + β1 factory desirability11,322.837758.58
4Valence-dependent drift rate and starting point0 < z < 1v = β0 + β1 factory desirability11,306.457744.82
  • For each group, we ran four models which differed in whether we allowed the starting point to vary (models 2 and 4), whether we included a valence-dependent drift rate bias (models 3 and 4), or neither (model 1). DIC scores show goodness of fit, with lower numbers indicating better fit.